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Le but de cette étude était de rechercher la corrélation entre la satisfaction de l’apparence faciale et les attentes du traitement orthodontique. Deux cent un patients : 89 (44.3 %) hommes et 112 (55.7 %) femmes avec une moyenne d’âge de 13.60 ± 8.03 SD recevaient un traitement orthodontique dans un des deux centres hospitalier de référence, l’unité orthodontique du Centre Universitaire Hospitalier, Ibadan et le département de soins de santé dentaire de l’université de Lagos. Chaque patient complétait un questionnaire sur la satisfaction de leur apparence faciale et les attentes du traitement orthodontique. L’analyse à régression multiple était utilisée pour analyser les effets de la satisfaction faciale initiale, le sexe et l’âge, sur les attentes du traitement orthodontique. Il n’y avait pas de corrélation significative entre l’apparence faciale et les attentes des patients. La corrélation était invariable quel que soit le sexe mais l’âge était un facteur significatif des attentes du traitement orthodontique chez les patients de 16 ans et plus (r = 0.210, P < 0.05). Il était conclu que la satisfaction des patients par rapport à leur apparence faciale n’est pas un facteur significatif des attentes du traitement orthodontique des patients nigérians, cependant l’âge était un critère significatif en ce qui concerne les attentes du traitement orthodontique chez un échantillon d’enfants.

Abstract
Expectations of treatment and satisfaction with facial appearance in Nigerian orthodontic patients

The aim of this study was to investigate correlation between satisfaction with facial appearance and expectations of orthodontic treatment. The effects of sex and age on these variables were also explored.
A sample of 201 patients who presented for orthodontic treatment at two referral centers in Nigeria: the Orthodontic Unit, University College Hospital, Ibadan and Department of Child Dental Health, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, completed a questionnaire on satisfaction with facial appearance and expectations of orthodontic treatment. They consisted of 89 (44.3%) males and 112 (55.7%) females with age range of 8 to 40 years (mean age, 13.60± 8.03 SD). Correlation between patients’ expectations, satisfaction with facial appearance, age and sex were examined. A multiple regression analysis was used to estimate the effect of the initial facial satisfaction on expectations of orthodontic treatment.
No significant correlation was found between satisfaction with facial appearance and patients’ expectations. The correlation was invariant over gender, but age was found a significant predictor of expectations of orthodontic treatment for patients up to 16 years of age (r =.210 ; p<0.05).
It was concluded that satisfaction with facial appearance is not a significant predictor of Nigerian orthodontic patients’ expectations of treatment. However, age was found a significant predictor of orthodontic patients’ expectations of treatment for the child orthodontic population sub-sample.