Quality of Life Following Early Orthodontic Therapy for Anterior Crossbite: Report of Cases in Twin Boys

Table 1

Total and subscale scores at two different points in time.

Domains	⁢Case one		⁢Case two
	T1	T2	T1	T2
Oral symptoms
Toothache	0	0	0	0
Mouth sores	0	0	0	0
Pain upon ingesting cold food	0	0	0	0
Food trapped in teeth	0	0	0	0
Bad smell in mouth	0	0	0	0
Functional limitations
Time for eating	0	0	0	0
Difficulty biting and/or chewing	0	0	0	0
Difficulty eating	0	0	0	0
Trouble talking	0	0	0	0
Difficulty sleeping	0	0	0	0
Emotional wellbeing
Bothered	2	0	1	0
Sad	2	0	2	0
Ashamed	2	0	1	0
Worried	2	0	0	0
Nice	4	0	0	0
Social wellbeing
Child missed school	0	0	0	0
Trouble doing homework	0	0	0	0
Trouble paying attention in class	0	0	0	0
Trouble talking or reading in class	0	0	0	0
Child avoided smiling or laughing	0	0	1	0
Child avoided talking	0	0	0	0
Child avoided other children	0	0	0	0
Staying out of games	0	0	0	0
Victim of name-calling	0	0	0	0
Questions about teeth	0	0	0	0
Total B- score	12	0	5	0

T1: first appointment; T2: after finalized treatment.