Carlsson Gunnar E, Johansson Anders, Johansson Ann-Katrin, Ordell Sven, Ekbäck Gunnar, Unell Lennart
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
J Esthet Restor Dent. 2008;20(1):46-55; discussion 56. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8240.2008.00148.x.
Attitudes toward the importance of general appearance have varied much, not only over time but also among groups of individuals of different age and other characteristics. Whether the situation is similar regarding dental appearance does not seem to have been studied.
The aim was to study the differences in attitudes toward dental appearance between two large samples of 50- and 60-year-old subjects.
Identical questionnaires were sent to all subjects born in 1942 and 1952 living in two Swedish counties in 2002 (N=17,444; N50=8,881, N60=8,563). The final response rate was 72.2% (N=12,599). In this study, responses to four statements on the importance of dental appearance have been analyzed with respect to gender and age.
Many of the responses to the four statements differed with gender and age. To the first statement ("To have beautiful and perfect teeth is very important for how you are treated by other people"), 73% agreed at age 60 compared with 64% at age 50 (p < 0.001). Approximately 90% of the subjects agreed with the second statement ("Minor esthetic imperfections of the teeth have no importance, only they function well"). Logistic regression indicated that several variables were significantly associated with the statements. Besides age and gender, education and self-assessed dental problems were most important.
Attitudes toward the importance of dental appearance differed both between genders and age groups in these population samples living in Sweden.
The varying attitudes toward dental appearance in the population must be acknowledged in treatment decisions.
人们对整体外貌重要性的态度差异很大，不仅随时间变化，而且在不同年龄和其他特征的人群中也有所不同。关于牙齿外观的情况是否类似，似乎尚未得到研究。
旨在研究两组分别为50岁和60岁的大样本受试者对牙齿外观态度的差异。
向2002年居住在瑞典两个县的所有1942年和1952年出生的受试者发放相同的问卷（N = 17,444；N50 = 8,881，N60 = 8,563）。最终回复率为72.2%（N = 12,599）。在本研究中，针对关于牙齿外观重要性的四条陈述的回复，按性别和年龄进行了分析。
对这四条陈述的许多回复因性别和年龄而异。对于第一条陈述（“拥有漂亮完美的牙齿对你被他人对待的方式非常重要”），60岁时73%的人表示同意，而50岁时为64%（p < 0.001）。约90%的受试者同意第二条陈述（“牙齿轻微的美学瑕疵并不重要，只要功能良好即可”）。逻辑回归表明，几个变量与这些陈述显著相关。除年龄和性别外，教育程度和自我评估的牙齿问题最为重要。
在这些居住在瑞典的人群样本中，对牙齿外观重要性所抱持的态度在性别和年龄组之间存在差异。
在治疗决策中必须考虑到人群对牙齿外观的不同态度。
