The evolution of self-esteem before, during and after orthodontic treatment in adolescents with dental malocclusion, a prospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: Global self-esteem acts as a stable construct during orthodontic treatment. The subdomains of self-esteem could be influenced by age and gender. Self-esteem and the subjective need for orthodontic treatment were found to be negatively correlated. PMID: 31187855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31187855?dopt=Abstract

Source: European Journal of Orthodontics - June 11, 2019 Category: Dentistry Authors: Avontroodt S, Lemiere J, Cadenas de Llano-Pérula M, Verdonck A, Laenen A, Willems G Tags: Eur J Orthod Source Type: research