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Effects of malocclusion on the self-esteem of female university students

부정교합이 성인 여자대학생의 자존감에 미치는 영향

  • Jung, Min-Ho (Private practice, Department of Orthodontics, Seoul National University Dental Hospital) ;
  • Heo, Wook (Private practice) ;
  • Baek, Seung-Hak (Department of Orthodontics, Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 정민호 (개인치과의원, 서울대학교 치과병원 교정과) ;
  • 허욱 (개인치과의원) ;
  • 백승학 (서울대학교 치의학대학원 교정학교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of malocclusion on the self-esteem of female university students. Methods: The subjects were composed of 67 female university students who showed Class 1 molar relation, no missing or supernumerary teeth and has had no orthodontic treatment experience. Each subject was evaluated with Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale to measure the level of self-esteem and also evaluated the degree of anterior crowding and lip protrusion through model analysis and cephalometric soft tissue profile analysis. Results: The results showed that a protrusive profile and crowding of upper anterior teeth had significant reducing effects on the level of self-esteem. The protrusion and crowding groups showed no significant differences in self-esteem between groups. Conclusions: Malocclusion had significant negative effects on the self-esteem of female university students. Further research to investigate the negative psychological influence of malocclusion and the education of lay people about this influence is necessary.

본 연구의 목적은 성장이 끝난 성인 여대생들에 있어 가장 흔한 부정교합의 하나인 전치부의 crowding과 입술주위 돌출감이 자존감(self-esteem)에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 연구를 위하여 대학에 재학중인 여자대학생 67명을 대상으로 구강검진과 두부계측방사선 사진촬영, 모형계측을 실시하여 상악전치부의 치아배열과 입술의 돌출도를 평가하였다. 또한 Rosenberg의 자존감 평가 설문조사문항을 이용하여 이들의 자존감을 평가한 후 전치부의 치아배열, 입술주위 돌출도와 자존감 간에 어떠한 관계가 있는지 통계처리 하였다. 실험결과, 입술의 돌출을 가졌거나 전치부의 치아배열이 고르지 못한 학생들은 치아배열이 고르고 돌출되지 않은 안모를 가진 학생들에 비하여 유의하게 낮은 자존감을 보여주었다. 부정교합이 심리적으로 미치는 부정적 영향력에 관하여 더욱 체계적인 연구와 교육, 홍보가 필요하다고 생각한다.

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