Saudi Self-Concept, Attitude and Factors Influencing their Satisfaction towards Dental Appearance: An Online Questionnaire Survey

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research

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Hoda L. Abouzeid¹  Malaz M. Mustafa²  Sondos M. Alqahtani³  Robina Tasleem¹  Thuraya S. Gadah¹  Asim E. Elmahdi¹ 

[1] Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University;Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University;Department of Dentistry,College of Dentistry, King Khalid University

关键词: Patient satisfaction;    Esthetics;    Dental;    Attitude;    Awareness;    Perception  ;   

DOI  :  10.54608.annalsmedical.2022.80

来源: Medknow

【 摘 要 】

Background: Self-perception of the facial aesthetics has been reported as an imperative andworldwide element influencing proficiency and emotions, in addition to academic and physicalaspects of self-concept. The aim of the current study was to determine the possible factors thatinfluence self-perceived dental appearance satisfaction among Saudi patients, to determine thefactors that may influence their choice of treatment to improve their dental appearance and toverify their most common esthetically favored treatment modality. Methods: This cross-sectional survey used an online questionnaire that consisted of 30-itemsdivided into three sections. Questions included general questions on socio-demographicinformation, self-perceived dental appearance satisfaction in the anterior region, and respondentspreferred dental treatment to improve their aesthetics. Results: The study included 1503 Saudi adults (majority were females (75%) and 87.8% werefrom urban areas with an age range of 18 and 60 years and a mean age of 33.5 (± 10.8) years).Generally, 1003 (66.5%) of the participants were satisfied with the appearance of their teethand smile. The most reported dental problems affecting their satisfaction were found to beunsatisfactory frontal tooth fillings (28.3%). The most preferred dental intervention was “teethcleaning, gum treatment and polishing” (80.2%). When simple logistic regression model wasused, eight factors were found to have significant adjusted effect including urban residence(OR=1.45; 95% CI: 1.0-2.14), teeth color (OR=0.26; 95% CI: 0.19-0.34), crowding (OR=0.41; 95% CI:0.30-0.56), unsatisfactory frontal teeth filling (OR=0.62; 95% CI: 0.45-0.85), broken frontal teeth(OR=0.68; 95% CI: 0.49-0.93), red inflamed gum (OR=0.69; 95% CI: 0.50-0.95), covering teethwhile smiling (OR=6.54; 95% CI: 4.85-8.80) and extent of gum display while smiling (OR=0.62;95% CI: 0.44-0.88). A direct significant relation between self-perceived dental satisfaction andbeing informed by other individuals about their dental problems with a recorded statisticalsignificance (P=0.044). Conclusion: Two third of the respondents were generally satisfied with their dental appearance.The most reported dental problem was found to be discolored unsatisfactory frontal toothfillings. Saudi satisfaction was found to be affected by many factors including being informed byothers that the appearance of their teeth is inappropriate.

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