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Abstract

Introduction: Facial appearance significantly impacts a person's confidence and psychological well-being. The objective of the study is to organize orthodontic services and treatment procedures on a population basis. The study's goal was to resolve the frequency of malocclusion among Kohat City patients. Furthermore, the study sought to examine self-reported satisfaction with dental appearance.
Methodology: A new self-assessment tool called the Oral Aesthetic Subjective Impact Scale (OASIS) was created to gauge perceived therapeutic requirements. A child's perception of the social and psychological impact of their oral appearance is evaluated using this consumer-based test. Angle's classes were directly visible on both sides once the cheeks were fully retracted using a disposable tongue depressor.
Results: 100 (20%) of individuals had normal occlusions, whereas 400 (80%) had malocclusions. Angle's class I malocclusion showed the highest prevalence, 296 (59.2%), whereas Class II division 1, II division 2, and Class III had rates of 43 (8.6%), 36 (7.2%), and 25 (5%), respectively. 270 (54%) of patients reported good psychological well-being about their dental appearance, whereas 130 (26%) had satisfactory and 100 (20%) had poor psychological well-being, based on sample size.
Conclusion: This study found that most of the patients visiting the KMU-IDS orthodontic department had Class I malocclusions. Moreover, half of the individuals were pleased with their dental look. Male students reported higher levels of satisfaction compared to female students, perhaps owing to gender bias and societal expectations.