A Comparison Between Differences of Body-Image and Self-Concept for Pre- and Post-treatment Orthodontic Patients

<p>The primary objective of this study was to quantitatively address the three following questions:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Does orthodontic treatment when administered to the adolescent patient produce changes in his or her body-image and self-concept?</p> </li> <li> <p>In which areas of the body does the patient experience changes in body image after orthodontic treatment?</p> </li> <li> <p>What significance or value does the patient place on orthodontic treatment relative to changes in the subject's life?</p> </li> </ol> <p>In seeking answers to the above questions, a questionnaire was given to a group of 138 male and female orthodontic patients.</p> <p>Results of the study indicate that (1) total body-image and self-concept are not influenced statistically by orthodontic treatment; (2) the peri-oral area experiences the greatest change in body-image because of treatment; (3) older female patients experience more dramatic changes in self-improvement due to orthodontic treatment.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Year

1969

Author dc:creator

• Atkin, Roy D.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Howard W. Conley
• Edward T. Himeno
• Judson Klooster
• Shirou Kunihira
• Paul Y. Yahiku

• Orthodontics and Orthodontology
• Orthodontics -- psychology

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1375

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2748