Table 2.

Quality-of-Life, Satisfaction, and Domain Scores Among All Test Groups

Domain and Treatment Groups	Fixed Appliances		Invisalign		Statistical Findings
	Mean ± SD	Range	Mean ± SD	Range	t- Test	P-Value
Oral health well-being (0–20)
All participants 11–18 years old (N = 74)	13.89 ± 3.03	6–20	14.14 ± 3.31	5–20	–0.33	.74
Participants 14–18 years old (n = 56)	14.00 ± 2.83	6–20	13.50 ± 3.09	5–19	0.63	.53
All males (n = 30)	14.25 ± 2.46	10–18	13.93 ± 2.43	9–17	0.36	.72
Males 14–18 years old (n = 24)	14.00 ± 1.91	12–17	13.55 ± 2.54	9–17	0.50	.62
All females (n = 44)	13.62 ± 3.43	6–20	14.26 ± 3.79	5–20	–0.59	.56
Females 14–18 years old (n = 32)	14.00 ± 3.37	6–20	13.46 ± 3.60	5–19	0.43	.67
Functional well-being (0–16)
All participants (N = 74)	11.49 ± 2.77	4–16	12.41± 2.36	6–16	–1.54	.13
Participants 14–18 years old (n = 56)	11.56 ± 2.31	6–16	12.67 ± 2.34	8–16	–1.74	.09
All males (n = 30)	12.25 ± 2.86	8–16	13.64 ± 1.91	10–16	–1.54	.13
Males 14–18 years old (n = 24)	12.00 ± 2.52	8–16	13.73 ± 1.95	10–16	–1.85	.08
All females (n = 44)	10.90 ± 2.61	4–15	11.65 ± 2.33	6–15	–1.00	.32
Females 14–18 years old (n = 32)	11.26 ± 2.18	6–15	11.77 ± 2.42	8–15	–0.62	.54
Social-emotional well-being (0–40)
All participants 11–18 years old (N = 74)	30.11 ± 5.50	15–40	31.27 ± 5.80	15–40	–1.54	.38
Participants 14–18 years old (n = 56)	29.69 ± 5.52	15–40	30.00 ± 6.59	15–40	–0.19	.85
All males (n = 30)	30.13 ± 6.04	15–39	32.50 ± 3.46	26–40	–1.29	.21
Males 14–18 years old (n = 24)	28.77 ± 5.79	15–35	32.55 ± 3.93	26–40	–1.83	.08
All females (n = 44)	30.01 ± 5.20	20–40	30.52 ± 6.81	15–38	–0.23	.82
Females 14–18 years old (n = 32)	30.32 ± 5.40	20–40	27.85 ± 7.70	15–38	1.07	.29
Child Oral Health Impact Profile Short Form-19 Score (0–74)
All participants 11–18 years old (N = 74)	55.49 ± 9.10	33–73	57.81 ± 9.06	34–70	–1.10	.27
Participants 14–18 years old (n = 56)	55.25 ± 8.53	33–69	56.17 ± 9.88	34–70	–0.37	.71
All males (n = 30)	56.63 ± 8.61	43–73	60.07 ± 5.62	49–70	–1.28	.21
Males 14–18 years old (n = 24)	54.78 ± 7.55	43–64	59.82 ± 6.37	49–70	–1.75	.09
All females (n = 44)	54.62 ± 9.58	33–69	56.43 ± 10.51	34–69	–0.60	.55
Females 14–18 years old (n = 32)	55.58 ± 9.34	33–69	53.08 ± 11.43	34–68	0.68	.50
Satisfaction (0– 10)
All participants (N=74)	8.34 ± 1.39	4.45–10.00	8.47 ± 1.33	5.20–10.00	–0.41	.68
Participants 14–18 years old (n = 56)	8.19 ± 1.42	4.45–10.00	8.45 ± 1.32	5.20–10.00	–0.71	.48
All males (n = 30)	8.26 ± 1.52	4.45–10.00	8.59 ± 1.13	6.60–10.00	–0.66	.51
Males 14–18 years old (n = 24)	8.07 ± 1.60	4.45–10.00	8.66 ± 1.17	6.60–10.00	–1.02	.32
All females (n = 44)	8.40 ± 1.32	6.00–10.00	8.40 ± 1.45	5.20–10.00	–0.00	1.00
Females 14–18 years old (n = 32)	8.27 ± 1.32	6.00–9.95	8.27 ± 1.45	5.20–10.00	–0.01	1.00