School of Dentistry, State University of Ponta Grossa, Ponta Grossa, PR, 84030-900, Brazil.
School of Dentistry, School Paulo Picanço, Fortaleza, CE, 60135-218, Brazil.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Jan 6;21(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01370-6.
Perception is defined as the ability to distinguish through the senses. All perception is dependent on factors such as personality, previously lived experiences and cultural elements. When planning an aesthetic treatment, consider the way the patients perceive the changes and outcomes is essential for reaching their expectations. The objective of this study was to assess if there was predominance of a personality trait of patient undergoing dental bleaching and if this treatment could promote changes in this traits, in the psychosocial impact and quality of life of these individuals.
The assessment of personality characteristics, quality of life, psychosocial and self-perception was a cross-sectional observational study and it was carried out by applying questionnaires to 55 patients that were submitted to a clinical phase. The psychometric instruments used were NEO FFI-R (personality), PIDAQ (psychosocial effect) and WHOQOL-BREF (quality of life). Each test domain was prior and after bleaching by Wilcoxon Signed Rank test (α = 0.05). The internal consistencies of each scale were evaluated by Cronbach's alpha.
No statistical significant differences among personality traits means were observed among participants but there was predominance of two predominant personality traits in this study: conscientiousness (45.5%) and extraversion (34.5%). In four test domains of the PIDAQ, significant differences were observed before and after dental bleaching. The overall perception of the PIDAQ was also statistically significant demonstrating an improvement. There were no differences on overall or specific domains scores of the WHOQOL before and after treatment.
Subjects who underwent dental treatment improved their self-confidence and reduced concerns about dental aesthetics, social and personality impact of dental alterations.
This study was conducted in parallel to a clinical investigation that aimed to evaluate tooth sensitivity related to dental bleaching technique and registered in REBEC clinical registry under protocol RBR-6pt2n3 in 13 November 2013.
感知被定义为通过感官进行区分的能力。所有的感知都取决于个性、以前的生活经历和文化因素等因素。在规划美容治疗时,考虑患者感知变化和结果的方式对于满足他们的期望至关重要。本研究的目的是评估接受牙齿漂白的患者是否存在个性特征占主导地位的情况,以及这种治疗是否会改变这些特征,对这些个体的心理社会影响和生活质量产生影响。
人格特征、生活质量、心理社会和自我感知的评估是一项横断面观察性研究,通过向 55 名接受临床阶段的患者应用问卷进行。使用的心理计量学工具包括 NEO FFI-R(人格)、PIDAQ(心理社会影响)和 WHOQOL-BREF(生活质量)。每个测试领域均在漂白前后进行 Wilcoxon 符号秩检验(α=0.05)。通过 Cronbach 的 alpha 评估每个量表的内部一致性。
参与者之间的人格特征均值没有观察到统计学显著差异,但本研究中存在两种主要的人格特征占主导地位:尽责性(45.5%)和外向性(34.5%)。在 PIDAQ 的四个测试领域,在牙齿漂白前后观察到显著差异。PIDAQ 的整体感知也具有统计学意义,表明有所改善。治疗前后 WHOQOL 的整体或特定领域评分均无差异。
接受牙齿治疗的患者增强了自信心,并减少了对牙齿美学、社交和牙齿改变对个人形象的影响的关注。
本研究与一项旨在评估与牙齿漂白技术相关的牙齿敏感性的临床研究同时进行,并于 2013 年 11 月 13 日在 REBEC 临床注册处的协议 RBR-6pt2n3 下进行注册。