How does self-esteem influence oral health-related quality of life during the occlusal transition from childhood to adolescence: a 4-year follow-up
Self-esteem may contribute to decreased OHRQoL in the transition from childhood to adolescence. The findings suggest that the need for orthodontic treatment does not significantly alter this relationship in childhood and does not affect OHRQoL.
Authors
- Diego Patrik Alves Carneiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-3055)
- Sílvia Amélia Scudeler Vedovello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-2867)
- Patricia Rafaela dos Santos
- Marcelo de Castro Meneghim
- Thábata Caroline Lopes Cruz
- Carolina Carmo de Menezes
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Methodist University of Piracicaba (BR)
- Centro Universitário Herminio Ometto de Araras (BR)
- Centro Universitário de Araraquara (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Angle Orthodontist
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2319/020725-119.1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00