Susana SilvaSantos Teixeira, VitorVitorSantos TeixeiraFerreira, Afonso PinhãoAfonso PinhãoFerreiraUstrell‐Torrent, Maria JosepMaria JosepUstrell‐Torrent31/12/201631/12/201620162016-072016https://dspace.usj.edu.mo/handle/123456789/6350dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpemd.2016.04.003Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of dental-facial deformity in patient’s self-esteem. Methods: This study involved 82 participants, 29 men and 53 women, aged between 16 and 43 years. Of the sample, 39 were included in the study group (patients with dental-facial deformity) and 43 in the control group (patients without dental-facial deformity). To assess self-esteem, it was used the Inventory Rosenberg Self-Esteem. Results: No differences were observed in the indicator of self-esteem between the control group and the study group. We observed a higher proportion of women than men in both groups. Men showed a slightly higher self-esteem than women. Conclusion: It seems impact of dental-facial deformity at patients self-esteem does not exist, and there may be other variables to affect this relationship. It better understand the association between self-esteem and dental-facial deformity. We suggest the relevance of training orthodontists about how to assess and manage their patient’s psychological vari- ables, going basis for a multidisciplinary intervention on surgical-orthodontic treatment which also includes mental healthcare professionals.otherSelf-esteemFacial deformityOrthognathic surgeryMultidisciplinary interventionBiopsychosocialMental healthtext::journal::journal article