Zotti Francesca, Pappalardo Davide, Capocasale Giorgia, Sboarina Andrea, Bertossi Dario, Albanese Massimo
Department of Surgical Sciences, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2020 Sep 21;12:377-389. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S274669. eCollection 2020.
Digital technologies have improved ways to perform aesthetic dentistry in the last few years. The aims of this survey were to investigate the most preferred way to preview the result of an aesthetic dental rehabilitation among a population of dental professionals and laypeople and to compare aesthetic standards of the general population and dentists in terms of the color of teeth for aesthetic dental rehabilitations.
A questionnaire was sent to the subjects (dentists and laypeople) during a 1-year period and, together with their demographic data, different ways to preview the result of an aesthetic rehabilitation were submitted, such as digital smile design, dental wax-up and oral explanation. Furthermore, an additional section of the questionnaire investigated the most suitable color for an aesthetic rehabilitation based on the colors of the VITA Scale. Results were statistically analyzed (with Chi-square of independence and Mann-Whitney -test) highlighting differences of answers based on age groups, educational attainment, gender, and belonging or not to the dental field.
Findings showed that digital smile design (digital preview) is a high-appreciated method for previewing and communicating with patients both by dental professionals and laypeople. Furthermore, lighter colors were found to be more valued by laypeople and significant differences were highlighted between the two populations assessed.
It seems to be viable to use digital preview for dentists and laypeople to improve previewing and communicating ways. It might be advisable to better motivate patients in recognizing aesthetical features and to raise their awareness in preferring more mimetic aesthetic results. Great opportunities are opened up by digital smile design in teaching, learning, and routine practice.
在过去几年中，数字技术改进了美学牙科的实施方式。本次调查的目的是，在牙科专业人员和非专业人员群体中，研究美学牙齿修复结果的最受欢迎的预览方式，并就美学牙齿修复的牙齿颜色，比较普通人群和牙医的美学标准。
在1年时间内向受试者（牙医和非专业人员）发放问卷，除人口统计学数据外，还提供了美学修复结果的不同预览方式，如数字微笑设计、牙齿蜡型制作和口头解释。此外，问卷的另一部分根据VITA比色板的颜色，调查美学修复最合适的颜色。对结果进行统计学分析（采用独立性卡方检验和曼-惠特尼检验），突出基于年龄组、教育程度、性别以及是否属于牙科领域的答案差异。
研究结果表明，数字微笑设计（数字预览）是牙科专业人员和非专业人员用于与患者进行预览和沟通的高度受赞赏的方法。此外，非专业人员更看重较浅的颜色，并且在评估的两个人群之间突出显示了显著差异。
对牙医和非专业人员使用数字预览来改善预览和沟通方式似乎是可行的。或许建议更好地激励患者识别美学特征，并提高他们对更逼真美学效果的偏好意识。数字微笑设计在教学、学习和日常实践中带来了巨大机遇。
