title: Body dysmorphic disorder in Iranian orthodontic patients.
abstract: Patient's preoccupations with perceived defect in appearance or excessive concern about minimal flaws are among diagnostic criteria of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Sufferers usually seek cosmetic procedures such as orthodontic treatment. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of BDD among a sample of Iranian orthodontic patients. A total of 270 orthodontic patients were evaluated with BDD-YBOCS questionnaire for the diagnosis of BDD. Fifteen patients (5.5%) were screened positive for BDD. BDD was more frequent among females, singles and in younger patients. Most of the BDD patients experienced multiple previous orthodontic evaluations. The relative high prevalence of BDD among orthodontic patients in Iran offers that orthodontists should take psychologically based problems such as BDD into account while evaluating patient's orthodontic problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. mahdjoube.gm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Soghra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yassaei
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. mahdjoube.gm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mahdjoube
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldani Moghadam
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran . mahdjoube.gm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aghili
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mahdjoube.gm@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Seyed Mahmoud
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult