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Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder among patients seeking orthodontic treatment by Haritha Pottipalli Sathyanarayana; Sridevi Padmanabhan; R. Balakrishnan; Arun B. Chitharanjan is a Dentistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder with delusions about defects in appearance for which patients seek various treatments. Patients with BDD often seek cosmetic procedures, and orthodontic treatment is one among them. This is the first Indian study to determine the prevalence of BDD in an orthodontic outpatient department. ## Materials and method A total of 1184 patients with varying degrees of malocclusion completed the BDD-YBOCS questionnaire, while an experienced orthodontist assessed the severity of malocclusion with a rating scale. ## Results Sixty-two patients (5.2%) were screened positive for BDD. Most of the BDD-positive patients were single (p value of 0.02) and had multiple previous consultations for orthodontic treatment (p value of < 0.00\*\*) with a gender predilection toward males (p value of 0.00\*\*), and age was not statistically significant with a p value of 0.3. ## Conclusion From our study, the prevalence of BDD among orthodontic patients was 5.2%. The orthodontist should be aware of the high prevalence of BDD among orthodontic patients and identify the expectations of the patient at the time of history taking and r

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Author

Haritha Pottipalli Sathyanarayana; Sridevi Padmanabhan; R. Balakrishnan; Arun B. Chitharanjan

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Dentistry (Health Sciences)