Orthognathic surgery: patient expectations; psychological profile and satisfaction with outcome.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 33(1): 9-14, 1995 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-7718535
61 orthognathic surgery patients were studied (39% male, 61% female). It confirms that the group of patients we see in the West of Scotland are well adjusted psychologically and that the majority seek orthognathic surgery for aesthetic reasons. The degree of satisfaction is high (87%). Dissatisfaction is not related to sex, age or procedure. Patients who were dissatisfied tend to have higher neuroticism scores on the Eysenck Personality Inventory and those patients who had had unreal expectations of post surgical pain, numbness and swelling, were likely to express dissatisfaction with the outcome in the early stages. Several patients initially expressed some dissatisfaction with the outcome after 3 months then went on to increase their score and by 12 months became satisfied with the procedure. The authors outline the importance of adequate patient preparation prior to surgery and the use of printed literature is recommended.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cirugía Bucal
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Satisfacción del Paciente
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Anomalías Maxilomandibulares
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg
Año:
1995
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido