EVALUATION OF PREVALENCE OF BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER AMONG PATIENTS SEEKING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN MARATHWADA POPULATION.

Neharika Awode,*
Archana Jatania,
Shruti Jangwad,
Gayatree Peshne,
Shubham Deshmukh

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Body Dysmorphic disorder(BDD) is a psychological complaint that has visions concerning faults in overall well-being of an individual for which cases explore different treatment modalities. Cases with BDD commonly consult for cosmetological procedures amongst which orthodontic treatment considered commonly. The study was adopted to assess the occurrence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Marathwada population. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A sample size of 183 patients with different degree of malocclusive traits answered the given the BDD-YBOCS questionnaire form, while the acuteness of malocclusion was assessed with a rating scale. RESULTS: From total of 183 patients No BDD was seen among 58 (31.7%) patients while 116 (63.4%) had mild BDD, 9 (4.9%) reported with moderate BDD and none of the patients had severe Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Significantly higher number of BDD positive patients [98 (78.4%)] as opposed to 15 (29.3%) BDD negative patients were concerned with teeth as compared to face, hair or other body parts with statistically highly significant difference between the groups (χ2=49.219, p<0.001**). CONCLUSION: This study concluded that Body Dysmorphic Disorder can be diagnosed with its prevalence being 4.9% in the total sample of 183 patients. Face and Dentition are majorly affected. BDD affected samples in study population were majorly males (63%) and even reported previous history of orthodontic consultations. While treating patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder Orthodontists should be accustomed to the clinical variations encountered in BDD and should always include certain questions regarding BDD during history taking.