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A validation study of the Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire to measure oral health-related quality of life in young adolescents with malocclusion from four Arabic countries.

Journal of orthodontic science · Elrasoul MH, Al Awadhi TM, Makrygiannakis MA, Al-Bitar ZB, Hamdan AM, Mageet AO, Zaher AR, Athanasiou AE, Kaklamanos EG · 2026-05-27

Researchers translated and validated an Arabic version of the Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire in 233 adolescents aged 10–16 from four Arabic countries, confirming it reliably measures how malocclusion affects quality of life in this population.

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