Development and validation of the Manipal Malocclusion Questionnaire (MMQ): a mixed-methods study among Indian adolescents
The new tool named Manipal Malocclusion Questionnaire (MMQ) contains 51 items arranged in 5 domains which along with the socioeconomic scale according to Kuppuswamy socio-economic status scale 2021 was found to be reliable and valid for the tested Indian population. This tool can be of clinical relevance to understand patient expectations, motivation and outcomes in orthodontics and also for better quality assurance.
Authors
- Rajath Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7575-1162)
- Anjali Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4077-402X)
- Supriya Nambiar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-1772)
- Saurabh Agarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4317-9851)
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06603-0
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00