?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Satisfaction+of+orthognathic+surgical+patients+in+a+Malaysian+population&rft.creator=Siow%2C+K.K.&rft.creator=Ong%2C+S.T.&rft.creator=Lian%2C+C.B.&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Thirty-one+patients+treated+at+the+Faculty+of+Dentistry%2C+University+of+Malaya%2C+were+assessed+for+their+satisfaction+following+orthognathic+surgery.+The+female+to+male+ratio+was+22%3A9+with+an+age+range+of+17+to+36.+Almost+all+patients+(97)+listed+appearance+as+one+of+their+rationales+for+surgery.+More+males+(78)+than+females+(59)+wanted+functional+improvement%2C+while+more+females+(91)+than+males+(33)+hoped+for+improvement+in+self-confidence.+All+patients+reported+esthetic+improvement+while+68+each+reported+improvement+in+mastication+and+self-confidence.+Slightly+more+than+half+(52)+chose+esthetic+improvement+as+the+single+most+important+factor+resulting+in+satisfaction.+Almost+ninety+percent+of+male+patients+claimed+satisfaction+with+functional+improvement%2C+while+68+of+those+who+found+satisfaction+in+improved+self-confidence+were+females.+Eighty-seven+percent+rated+their+post-surgical+changes+as+being+well+accepted+by+their+family.+The+impact+of+these+findings+on+the+success+of+the+surgery+and+the+need+to+reinforce+verbal+communication+with+printed+pamphlets+are+emphasized.&rft.date=2002-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8168%2F1%2FSatisfaction%2520of%2520Orthognathic%2520Surgical%2520Patients%2520in%2520A%2520Malaysian%2520Population.pdf&rft.identifier=++Siow%2C+K.K.+and+Ong%2C+S.T.+and+Lian%2C+C.B.+and+Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.++(2002)+Satisfaction+of+orthognathic+surgical+patients+in+a+Malaysian+population.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8168%2F