ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To investigate whether the psychosomatic symptoms of patients are related to the degree of cooperation. METHODS: Ninety-one malocclusion adults (31 males, 60 females, aged from 20 to 45 years) were selected and determined with Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) to evaluate their psychosomatic symptoms. The inspected and filed noncooperation behaviors were examined and recorded 6 months after orthodontic treatment started. The data was analyzed by one-sample t test, independent-sample t test and Spearman rank correlation coefficient with SPSS 20.0 software package. RESULTS: Adult malocclusion patients scored significantly higher than the nation norm on the factors of interpersonal sensitivity, anxiety, schizophrenia and compulsion (P<0.05). The score of noncooperation behaviors showed a scale of 0 to 19, with an average of 7.2 ± 1.4 points. There was positive correlation between psychological problems and noncooperation behaviors of adult patients (r=0.35). CONCLUSIONS: The study confirms that the psychosomatic symptoms of adult malocclusion patients are associated with the degree of cooperation. Having known well about the psychology of adult malocclusion patient before orthodontic treatment is initiated, and orthodontists can relieve psychological disorders in patients to improve their cooperating quality.
