Submited on: 04 Jan 2014 03:01:48 PM GMT
Published on: 06 Jan 2014 04:54:33 AM GMT
 

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The authors aim to determine the impact that the improvement of patient's dental-facial morphology has on one's self-esteem and current self-related thoughts.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Yes


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    This article would be a great seminar for any dental professional involved in any aspect of orthodontics.


  • Other Comments:

    The authors demonstrate that the improvement of the physical aspect at the end of orthodontic treatment has positive connotations on various psychological variables.  These variables include self-esteem, social self-esteem, performances, and the global self-related current thoughts.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:

    None

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Clinical associate professor

  • How to cite:  Maloney W J.Impact of Orthodontic Treatment on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Psychological Variables[Review of the article 'Impact of Orthodontic Treatment on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life and other psychological variables ' by Spennato A].WebmedCentral 2014;5(1):WMCRW002927
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