Emotional states of Angolan patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies
Keywords:
Emotions, Self-esteem, Dentomaxillofacial anomaliesAbstract
Introduction: Dentomaxillofacial anomalies include alterations in growth, development and physiology of the anatomical components that make up the stomatognathic system, their prevention could be the solution to reduce the presence of this entity that causes so many functional, aesthetic and psychological discomforts in children, adolescents and young people.
Objective: to identify the emotional states of Angolan patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies.
Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 35 patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies, treated at the orthodontic clinic of the Meditex-Alvalade Dental Clinic, in Luanda, Angola, between August 2021 and February 2022. Tests were applied to evaluate the emotional experience and self-esteem, as psychological states that may be affected in patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies. Descriptive statistics measures were used for the summary of the information, which were number and percent.
Results: the patients presented more than one emotion, the most significant were sadness with moderate (51,42 %) and intense levels (31,42 %), anguish with intense levels (40,00 %), rejection (25,71 %) at a moderate level and restlessness (25,71 %) and distrust (25,71 %) with a low level of experiential intensity; 45,71 % of the patients showed a medium level of self-esteem, followed by 34,28 % with a low level.
Conclusions: Angolan patients with dentomaxillofacial anomalies experience emotions such as sadness, anguish, rejection, restlessness and distrust and medium and low levels of self-esteem.
Downloads
References
1. Hidalgo Torres Y, Pérez Rojas Y. Anomalías dentomaxilofaciales en niños de tres a cinco años de edad. Rev Electrón Zoilo [Internet]. 2019 [citado 05 Sep 2022];44(4):[aprox. 5 p.]. Disponible en: http://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/download/1832/pdf_603
2. Barrero Castillo TC, Viltres Pedraza GR, Arcia Cruz L, Collejo Rosabal Y, Estrada Viltres LC. Factores hipotéticamente influyentes en la aparición del micrognatismo transversal en escolares. MULTIMED [Internet]. 2021 [citado 05 Sep 2022];25(6):[aprox. 16 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/download/1996/2312
3. González Espangler L, Mena García G, Sarmientos Martínez Y, Durán Vázquez WE, Romero García L. Anomalías dentomaxilofaciales de la atención primaria de salud en escolares de 6-12 años. MULTIMED [Internet]. 2018 [citado 05 Sep 2022];22(1):[aprox. 14 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/download/775/1103
4. Ramírez Aro L. Necesidad de tratamiento de ortodoncia según el índice de estética dental y nivel de autoestima, en adolescentes de tercer año del nivel secundario de la I. E. Mariscal. Cáceres, Tacna-2019 [Internet]. Tacna. Perú: Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann; 2021 [citado 05 Sep 2022]. Disponible en: http://www.repositorio.unjbg.edu.pe/bitstream/handle/UNJBG/4211/1902_2021_ramirez_aro_l_facs_odontologia.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
5. Parra Madrigal M, Negrete Soltelo JC, Almanza Ávila V, Carreón Garcidueñas MG, Nieto Aguilar R. Autoestima del paciente ortodontico. Rev Mex Med Forense [Internet]. 2019 [citado 05 Sep 2022];4(Supl. 2):26-8 Disponible en: https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/download/2685/4600
6. López Angulo LM. Estados emocionales. En: Compendio de instrumentos de evaluación psicológica. La Habana: Ciencias Médicas; 2010. p. 241-86.
7. González Llaneza FM. Instrumentos para el estudio de la personalidad. En: Instrumento de evaluación psicológica. La Habana: Ciencias Médicas; 2007. p. 87-162.
8. Morales Navarro D, Dago Farah S. Manejo integral estético de una anomalía dentofacial. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2020 [citado 05 Sep 2022];57(1):[aprox. 12 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/download/2898/1727
9. Arrais Campos L, Andrade Costa M, Sampaio Bonafé FS, Marôco J, Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos J. Psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics on dental patients. Int Dent J [Internet]. 2020 [cotadp 05 Sep 2022];70(5):321-7. Disponible en: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9379174/pdf/main.pdf
10. Tristão SK, Magno MB, Braga Pintor AV, Christovam IF, Ferreira DM, Cople Maia L, et al. Is there a relationship between malocclusion and bullying? A systematic review. Prog Orthod [Internet]. 2020 [citado 05 Sep 2022];21(1):[aprox. 13 p.]. Disponible en: https://progressinorthodontics.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40510-020-00323-7.pdf
11. Taibah SM, Al Hummayani FM. Effect of malocclusion on the self-esteem of adolescents. J Orthodont Sci [Internet]. 2017 [citado 05 Sep 2022];6(4):123-8. Disponible en: https://www.jorthodsci.org/temp/JOrthodontSci64123-6432826_175208.pdf
12. Kaur P, Singh S, Mathur A, Makkar DK, Aggarwal VP, Aggarwal VP, et al. Impact of Dental Disorders and its Influence on Self Esteem Levels among Adolescents. JCDR [Internet]. 2017 [citado 05 Sep 2022];11(4):5-8. Disponible en: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9515/23362_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(PrG_RK)_PFA(P).pdf
13. Bersezio C, Zambrano G, Chaple Gil AM, Estay J, Fernández E. Evaluación de la autopercepción de estética dental en pacientes tratados con dos modalidades distintas de blanqueamiento dental. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2020 [citado 05 Sep 2022];57(2):[aprox. 13 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/download/2229/1751
14. Naseri N, Baherimoghadam T, Kavianirad F, Haem M, Nikmehr S. Associations between malocclusion and self-esteem among Persian adolescent papulation. J Orthodont Sci [Internet]. 2020 [citado 05 Sep 2022];9(1):6-12. Disponible en: https://www.jorthodsci.org/temp/JOrthodontSci916-6534164_180901.pdf
15. Mandava P, Singaraju GS, Obili S, Nettam V, Vatturu S, et al. Impact of self-esteem on the relationship between orthodontic treatment and the oral health-related quality of life in patients after orthodontic treatment - a systematic review. Med Pharm Rep [Internet]. 2021 [citado 05 Sep 2022];94(2):158-69. Disponible en: https://medpharmareports.com/index.php/mpr/article/download/1843/2738
16. Gómez Martínez EL, San Martín López AL, García Vásquez MJ, García Rocha A, Mendoza García LV, San Martín López A. Impacto psicosocial de la estética dental en alumnos con maloclusiones del Telebachillerato Coxquihui, Veracruz. Rev Mex Med Forense [Internet]. 2019 [citado 05 Sep 2022];4(Supl.1):54-7. Disponible en: https://revmedforense.uv.mx/index.php/RevINMEFO/article/download/2635/4552
17. Preciado M. Relación entre tipo de maloclusión, patrón facial y autoestima en sujetos de 14 a 17 años de edad de un colegio en Trujillo. Perú. 2013. Rev. Simiykita [Internet]. 2015 [citado 05 Sep 2022];1(2):64-71. Disponible en: http://revistas.upagu.edu.pe/index.php/pr/article/download/458/387
18. Vulugundam S, Abreu LG, Bernabé E. Is orthodontic treatment associated with changes in self-esteem during adolescence? A longitudinal study. J Orthod [Internet]. 2021 [citado 05 Sep 2022];48(4):352-9. Disponible en: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8652369/pdf/10.1177_14653125211006113.pdf
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Authors who have publications with this journal agree to the following terms: authors retain their copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication of their work, which is simultaneously subject to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License that allows third parties to share the work as long as the author and first publication in this journal are indicated, for non-commercial use. Authors may adopt other non-exclusive license agreements for distribution of the published version of the work (e.g., depositing it in an institutional telematic archive or publishing it in a monographic volume) as long as the initial publication in this journal is indicated. Authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work via the Internet (e.g., in institutional telematic archives, in their web page or in Pre-print servers) before and during the submission process, which can lead to interesting exchanges and increase citations of the published work. (See The Open Access Effect).
