Martin Javier, Rivas Vanessa, Vildósola Patricio, Moncada Laura, Oliveira Junior Osmir B, Saad José Roberto C, Fernandez Eduardo, Moncada Gustavo
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Department of Psychology, Social Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Braz Dent J. 2016 Jan-Feb;27(1):60-5. doi: 10.1590/0103-6440201600127.
In the last years the focus in dentistry has shifted to an "esthetic dentistry" approach, where patients are concerned about reaching a better look of their teeth. Vital tooth bleaching is a technique with immediate results, which improves the appearance and patient's self-esteem. The aim of this study was to recognize personality characteristics determined by the Millon Index of Personality Styles of participants looking for tooth bleaching and to correlate them to satisfaction with the treatment. Forty participants were included and filled out the Millon Index of Personality Styles form before treatment. Expectation about tooth bleaching was quantified from 1 to 5. Patients were treated with bleaching agent according to manufacturer's directions. One week after treatment, the patient's satisfaction was quantified from 1 to 5. Prevailing personality characteristics were determined. Expectations and satisfaction values of all patients were correlated with each of the presented personality scales by Spearman Rho test. Ten scales prevailed over their counterpart. Median of patient's expectation was 2 and satisfaction 4. Only the score of a single characteristic (extraversing) showed statistically significant correlation with patient satisfaction. Patients looking for tooth bleaching treatment seem to have common personality characteristics. Almost all of them wanted to achieve a moderate change in teeth color and the result of the treatment was usually satisfactory.
在过去几年里，牙科领域的重点已转向“美容牙科”方法，即患者关注牙齿外观的改善。活髓牙漂白是一种能立竿见影的技术，可改善牙齿外观并提升患者的自尊。本研究的目的是识别寻求牙齿漂白的参与者的米隆人格风格指标所确定的人格特征，并将其与治疗满意度相关联。纳入了40名参与者，他们在治疗前填写了米隆人格风格指标表格。对牙齿漂白的期望从1到5进行量化。按照制造商的说明，用漂白剂对患者进行治疗。治疗一周后，患者的满意度从1到5进行量化。确定了主要的人格特征。通过斯皮尔曼等级相关检验，将所有患者的期望和满意度值与每个呈现的人格量表进行关联。十个量表优于其对应量表。患者期望的中位数为2，满意度为4。只有一个单一特征（外向性）的得分与患者满意度显示出统计学上的显著相关性。寻求牙齿漂白治疗的患者似乎具有共同的人格特征。几乎所有人都希望牙齿颜色有适度变化，且治疗结果通常令人满意。
