Difference in Degrees of Satisfaction with Orthognathic Surgery and Orthodontic Treatment between Skeletal Class III and Cleft Patients

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the degrees of satisfaction with orthognathic surgery and orthodontic treatment between skeletal Class III and cleft patients. Materials and Methods: The samples consisted of Class III group (N = 25) and Cleft group (N = 16). The Modified Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaires, which had 5 domains (oral function [OF], awareness of dentofacial deformity [ADD], social relationship [SR], facial esthetics [FE], and nose/lip esthetics [NLE]), were evaluated with 5 rates (0 [very satisfactory] to 4 [very unsatisfactory]) at initial visit (T1), just before surgery (T2), 3 to 6 months after surgery (T3), and at debonding or 1 year after surgery (T4). The scores at each stage, amount of change between stages, and effect size (ES) in the 5 domains were investigated. Results: Compared to Class III group, Cleft group exhibited lower satisfaction scores of NLE domain during all stages (all P 

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