Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of an instrument designed for the assessment of quality of life in orthognatic patients

• Main Authors: Adriana Monteiro de Araújo (Author), José Augusto Mendes Miguel (Author), Eveline Coutinho Baldoto Gava (Author), Branca Heloisa de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: The Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (OQLQ) was developed in 2000 and validated in 2002, aiming at assessing the impact and the benefits of orthosurgical treatment on patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVE: Cross-culturally translate into Brazilian Portuguese and back-tran...