The Effect of Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances On Sleep Quality in the Patients Attended at the Department Of Orthodontics BMU Using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Authors

  • Md. Monjur Alam Lecturer of Conservative Dentistry, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram.
  • Mohammed Kamal Uddin Associate Professor of Dentistry, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram.
  • Sumaya Siraj Lecturer, Dental Unit, Chittagong Medical College, Chattogram.
  • Ashraful Alam Khan Dental Surgeon OSD, DGHS.
  • Masud Rana Post Graduate Student of Orthodontics, Bangladesh Medical University, Dhaka.
  • Farzana Akhter Tania Dental Surgeon, Madaripur.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jcmcta.v36i2.86998

Keywords:

Fixed appliances; Orthodontic; Pittsburgh sleep quality index; Sleep quality.

Abstract

Background: This study seeks to investigate the potential relationship between fixed orthodontic appliances and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). By examining the impact of orthodontic appliances on sleep, this research aims to contribute to our understanding of how orthodontic treatment may affect sleep quality. To investigate the effect of fixed orthodontic appliance on sleep quality in the patients attended  at the department of Orthodontics using Pittsburgh sleep quality index.

Materials and methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Orthodontics. Patients who were taking fixed orthodontic treatment was enrolled in the study using simple random sampling method. Prior to the commencement of this study, ethical approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Bangladesh Medical University and Department of Orthodontic was taken. Descriptive statistics were calculated and one-samplet-test was used to compare PSQI global score. The cu-off point we used to determine poor sleep quality was >5. Comparison between males and females for PSQI was done using independent samples test.  All of the statistical analyses were performed using specialized statistical software SPSS version 26(IBM SPSS Statistics for Mac, Version 26.0. Armonk, NY:IBM Corp.).

Results: One hundred and sixty participants were included in the final analysis (46.25% males and 53.75% females). Both males and females with orthodontic fixed appliances had poor sleep quality with (Mean = 6.80, SD = 1.38) for males and (Mean=7.28, SD=1.40) for females. Comparing males and females, we found that females scored higher than males in both subjective sleep quality and PSQI global score.

Conclusion: Individuals who has received fixed orthodontic appliance experienced decline in sleep quality. And female group showed poor sleep quality than male.

JCMCTA 2025 ; 36 (2) : 137-140

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Published

2026-02-04

How to Cite

Alam, M. M., Uddin, M. K., Siraj, S., Khan, A. A., Rana, M., & Tania, F. A. (2026). The Effect of Orthodontic Treatment With Fixed Appliances On Sleep Quality in the Patients Attended at the Department Of Orthodontics BMU Using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Journal of Chittagong Medical College Teachers’ Association, 36(2), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.3329/jcmcta.v36i2.86998

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2025)

Section

Papers and Originals