• Lucas G Abreu, Camilo A Melgaço, Elizabeth M B Lages, Mauro H N G Abreu, and Saul M Paiva.
• Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
• J Orthod. 2014 Sep 1; 41 (3): 181-7.

ObjectivesTo evaluate adolescents oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in the first 4 months of fixed orthodontic appliance treatment using parents and caregivers as proxies.DesignDescriptive study.SettingDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.ParticipantsA sample of parents and caregivers of 95 adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment with a fixed appliance.MethodsParticipants were required to answer the Brazilian version of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) before adolescent's treatment (T1) and 4 months after bonding of the fixed appliance (T2). Statistical analysis was carried out using the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Bonferroni correction for the domains of P-CPQ.ResultsAmong the 95 participants, there were 73 mothers, 18 fathers and 4 were other relations. There was a statistically significant improvement in the overall score as well as in both emotional and social wellbeing subscales (P<0·001).ConclusionParents and caregivers report an improvement on their adolescent's OHRQoL in the first 4 months of orthodontic treatment with a fixed appliance.© 2014 British Orthodontic Society.

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