ThinkIR: The University of Louisville\u27s Institutional Repository
Abstract
The aim of the study is to determine factors contributing to satisfaction with orthognathic surgery. It was hypothesized that specific factors contribute to the patient\u27s perception of success. 37 patients who had orthodontic/orthognathic surgery treatment at U of L participated in a survey study. 91 different analyses were tabulated. The analyses were divided into three categories. Analyses with: two categorical, two numerical, and one numerical and one categorical variable. None of the analyses with two categorical variables had significance. For the analyses with one categorical and one numerical variable, one had statistical significance. For the two numerical variables, eleven factors had a statistically significant correlation to the patient\u27s overall satisfaction. Six had a significant correlation to the patient\u27s willingness to recommend the treatment. Research in this area will improve the perception of these procedures by catering not only to the clinicians, but equally as important, to the patient\u27s view of successful treatment
