title: Evaluation of life quality of patients submitted to orthognathic surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare changes related to self-esteem and appearance satisfaction between pre and postsurgical phases in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery and to assess the quality of life and psychosocial changes of these patients six months after surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A longitudinal observational qualitative study was performed. The sample comprised 15 patients with dentofacial deformities who underwent orthognathic surgery. One questionnaire and two forms were answered during pre and postoperative phases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that 13.3% of patients demonstrated self-esteem improvement, especially in relation to appearance satisfaction. Improvements were also noted in social, occupational and family relationships. With regard to the assessment of quality of life, according to the World Health Organization questionnaire, the lowest improvement averages corresponded to environmental control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Orthognathic surgery brings along many emotional changes that should be considered before and after surgery, since the patients' psychological state may be favorable and/or unfavorable during recovery, influencing their quality of life, self-esteem and appearance satisfaction.
authors.forename: Ana Catarina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Alves e Silva
authors.forename: Roberta Almeida Silveira
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Thiago de Santana
authors.initials: Tde S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Nelson Studart
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia Amorim
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Emanuel Dias
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: de Oliveira e Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D063169:Dentofacial Deformities / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057234:Preoperative Period; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Oral surgery; Orthodontics; Quality of life