title: Orofacial functions and quality of life in oral health in subjects with dentofacial deformity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the influence of the facial pattern in orofacial functions (OFFs) and quality of life (QoL), and their relationship in individuals with dentofacial deformities (DFD).
  
  
  METHODS
  As approved by the Research Ethics Committee, 36 subjects, aged between 18 and 40 years, divided into three groups of seven female and five male participants, i.e., facial pattern I (n=12), pattern II (n=12) and pattern III (n=12), participated in this study. The OFFs were assessed using the MBGR protocol and QoL by the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire. Comparisons between OFFs and facial patterns were made using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the correlation between the facial pattern and QoL by means of Spearman's test, considering a 5% significance level.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant difference (p<0.05) was observed when comparing patterns I and II, and patterns I and III, with no difference between patterns II and III, neither in the OHIP-14 nor in the MBGR. A significant linear correlation (r=0.666; p<0.05) was verified between the MBGR and the OHIP-14, showing that the worse the OFFs, the worse the QoL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The facial pattern influenced the performance of the OFFs and the QoL in individuals presenting DFD, with a greater occurrence of changes for patterns II and III, and the worse the OFFs, the worse the QoL in cases with DFD.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Resina
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Migliorucci
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silmara Regina Pavani
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Sovinski
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dannyelle Christinny Bezerra de Oliveira Freitas
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Carolina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Engineering, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manoel Henrique
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.affiliation: Department of Bucomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nary Filho
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dagma Venturini Marques
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Abramides
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry of Bauru, Universidade de São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giédre
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berretin-Felix
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D063169:Dentofacial Deformities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult