Table 4.
Impact on daily activities in relation to sex and orthodontic treatment needs
| OHIP-14 item | Males
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Females
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed appliance n (%), n=74 | Palatal expander n (%), n=81 | P-value | Fixed appliance n (%), n=146 | Palatal expander n (%), n=98 | P-value | |
| Had problems pronouncing words | 0.513 | <0.01** | ||||
| Impact | 34 (50.75) | 33 (49.25) | 56 (49.12) | 58 (50.88) | ||
| No impact | 40 (45.45) | 48 (54.55) | 90 (69.23) | 40 (30.77) | ||
| Felt that the sense of taste worsened | 0.60 | 0.066** | ||||
| Impact | 36 (50.00) | 36 (50.00) | 60 (53.57) | 52 (46.43) | ||
| No impact | 38 (45.78) | 45 (54.22) | 86 (65.15) | 46 (34.85) | ||
| Had painful aching in the mouth | 0.003 | 0.158** | ||||
| Impact | 46 (59.74) | 31 (40.26) | 79 (64.23) | 44 (35.77) | ||
| No impact | 28 (35.90) | 50 (64.10) | 67 (55.37) | 54 (44.63) | ||
| Found it uncomfortable to eat any food | 0.001 | <0.01** | ||||
| Impact | 22 (32.84) | 45 (67.16) | 38 (43.18) | 50 (56.82) | ||
| No impact | 52 (59.09) | 36 (40.91) | 108 (69.23) | 48 (30.77) | ||
| Had been self-conscious | 1.000* | 0.687* | ||||
| Impact | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.67) | 3 (50.00) | 3 (50.00) | ||
| No impact | 73 (48.03) | 79 (51.97) | 143 (60.08) | 95 (39.92) | ||
| Felt tense | ||||||
| Impact | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No impact | 74 (47.74) | 81 (52.26) | 146 (59.84) | 98 (40.16) | ||
| Had an unsatisfactory diet | 0.498* | 1.000* | ||||
| Impact | – | 2 (100.00) | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33.33) | ||
| No impact | 74 (48.37) | 79 (51.63) | 144 (59.75) | 97 (40.25) | ||
| Had to interrupt meals | 1.00* | 0.687* | ||||
| Impact | 1 (50.00) | 1 (50.00) | 3 (50.00) | 3 (50.00) | ||
| No impact | 73 (47.71) | 80 (52.29) | 143 (60.08) | 95 (39.92) | ||
| Found it difficult to relax | 0.106* | 0.160* | ||||
| Impact | 3 (100.00) | 0 (0) | 5 (100.00) | 0 | ||
| No impact | 71 (46.71) | 81 (53.29) | 141 (59.24) | 97 (40.76) | ||
| Had been a bit embarrassed | 0.003* | 0.016** | ||||
| Impact | 16 (80.00) | 4 (20.00) | 24 (80.00) | 6 (20.00) | ||
| No impact | 58 (42.96) | 77 (57.04) | 122 (57.01) | 92 (42.99) | ||
| Had been irritable with other people | 0.029 | 0.024** | ||||
| Impact | 24 (63.16) | 14 (36.84) | 56 (70.00) | 24 (30.00) | ||
| No impact | 50 (42.74) | 67 (57.26) | 90 (54.88) | 74 (45.12) | ||
| Had difficulty doing useful jobs | ||||||
| Impact | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| No impact | 74 (47.74) | 81 (52.26) | 146 (59.84) | 98 (40.16) | ||
| Felt that life in general was less satisfactory | 0.193* | 1.000* | ||||
| Impact | 4 (80.00) | 1 (20.00) | 1 (100.00) | 0 | ||
| No impact | 70 (46.67) | 80 (53.33) | 145 (59.67) | 98 (40.33) | ||
| Had been totally unable to function | 0.153 | 0.636** | ||||
| Impact | 29 (41.43) | 41 (58.57) | 67 (58.26) | 48 (41.74) | ||
| No impact | 45 (52.94) | 40 (47.06) | 79 (61.24) | 50 (38.76) | ||
Notes:
*
Fisher’s exact test was used.
**
Chi-squared test was used.
Abbreviation: OHIP, Oral Health Impact Profile.