Evaluation on the psychosocial status of orthognathic surgery patients.
OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to evaluate the psychosocial status of orthognathic surgery patients through the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Symptom Checklist 90-Revision (SCL-90-R).


METHODS
A total of 34 patients were enrolled in the study. They were assessed with the MMPI and the SCL-90-R before surgery and followed-up for 6 months after the operation with the MMPI. Comparisons between the personality characteristics of preoperative and postoperative patients and a total of 30 dental students with class I occlusion were made with the t test.


RESULTS
The majority of patients showed no abnormal findings in the MMPI psychologic status. Significant differences in personality characteristics were noticed after orthognathic surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study suggest that surgical treatment of dentofacial deformities may induce psychologic changes, such as depression, and that the improvement in facial deformities and enhanced sense of esthetic satisfaction may have a positive influence on psychosocial aspects.
Kim
Sun-Jong
SJ
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul, Korea. sjsj7777@ewha.ac.kr
Kim
Myung-Rae
MR
Shin
Sang-Wan
SW
Chun
Yoon-Sik
YS
Kim
Eui-Jung
EJ
D000328:Adult; D001504:Beauty; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004954:Esthetics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D019767:Maxillofacial Abnormalities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011584:Psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult