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Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas
versión On-line ISSN 1561-3011
Resumen
HUAMAN AGUILAR, Lady; SOLDEVILLA GALARZA, Luciano y CASTRO-RODRIGUEZ, Yuri. Pain perception, personality traits and patient attitude toward orthodontic treatment. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2020, vol.39, n.4 Epub 01-Ene-2021. ISSN 1561-3011.
Introduction:
The pain induced by orthodontic appliances is one of the main reasonswhy patients are reluctant to seek orthodontic treatment, and may negatively affect their cooperation.
Objective:
Determine the relationship between pain perception, personality traits and patient attitude toward orthodontic treatment.
Methods:
A cross-sectional observational study was conducted of a study sample composed of two groups: I) 200 untreated subjects (78 male and 122 female; mean age 20.02 ± 2.67 years) and II) 200 treated subjects (64 male and 136 female; mean age 20.29 ± 3.88 years). The data collection tool was a questionnaire including an evaluation of pain expectation for untreated subjects, pain experience for treated subjects, patients’ personality profiles and attitudes toward orthodontic treatment.
Results:
No relationship was found between pain perception, personality traits and patient attitude toward orthodontic treatment (p > 0.05). Treatment status (untreated or treated) affected pain perception and the attitude toward orthodontic treatment (p < 0.05); gender did not affect pain perception. Treatment status and male gender affected patient attitude toward orthodontic treatment (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Patients with a better attitude experienced less pain, whereas patients with a greater pain perception showed a negative attitude. Low levels of kindness have an effect on pain perception and patient attitude toward orthodontic treatment.
Palabras clave : pain perception; personality traits; attitude; orthodontic treatment; orthodontics.