Database establishment and an investigation of quality of life, self-esteem, and self-concept of patients with developmental dental anomalies

Abstract

In this thesis a cohort of patients attending the Dublin Dental University Hospital (DDUH) affected by developmental dental disorders (DDDs) such as hypodontia, amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI) were investigated. Purpose: The aims of this project were to establish an Irish National Database of patients with (DDDs) and to investigate the impact of these disorders on the quality of life (QoL) of affected individuals and their families.