Is orthodontic treatment associated with changes in self-esteem during adolescence? A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored the association between history of orthodontic treatment and changes in self-esteem among British adolescents.

Design

Birth cohort study.

Setting

United Kingdom.

Participants

Data from 2600 participants of the British Cohort Study were analysed.

Methods

Participants completed the Lawrence Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ) at the ages of 10 and 16 years. The change in LAWSEQ score over six years was the outcome. Participants were divided into two groups according to parental reports of orthodontic treatment at the same ages. The association between history of orthodontic treatment and six-year changes in LAWSEQ score was tested in linear regression models adjusting for demographic factors (adolescents' sex and ethnicity), fa

SUBMITTER: Vulugundam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature