El Mourad Aminah M, Al Shamrani Ahoud, Al Mohaimeed Maha, Al Sougi Sarah, Al Ghanem Shahad, Al Manie Wassan
Division of Operative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 5967, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia.
College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 5967, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Dent. 2021 Feb 22;2021:6671112. doi: 10.1155/2021/6671112. eCollection 2021.
Dental esthetic procedures are popular worldwide, and dentists are responsible for recommending several treatment options to their patients. To do this competently, dentists must have an educated opinion of their features. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the self-perception of dental esthetics among male and female dental students and assess its effect on their desired treatment. . We conducted a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study involving 450 male and female dental students from five academic years with different grade point averages (GPAs) and monthly household incomes. The questionnaire comprised four sections. The subjects selected their teeth-color preferences using a commercial shade guide. The outcomes were presented using descriptive statistics and were compared with Pearson's chi-square test. The level of statistical significance was set at a -value of 0.05.
Female students (52%) showed a significantly higher preference for changing their tooth color (shade B1 was desired most often), whereas male students reported a higher need for orthodontic treatment and ceramic veneers ( < 0.0001 and =0.002). Fifth-year students were more satisfied with their teeth color as compared with 1st-year students (=0.047). High-GPA students showed significantly lower confidence regarding their smiles (=0.030). A high percentage of students (39.1%) with household incomes of less than 10,000 SR preferred tooth-colored restorations.
We concluded that the majority of dental students were confident about their smiles. Senior students were more satisfied with their teeth color, while younger students desired whiter teeth. Bleaching and orthodontics were the most desired treatment options.
牙齿美容手术在全球都很受欢迎，牙医有责任向患者推荐多种治疗方案。为了胜任这项工作，牙医必须对这些方案的特点有充分的了解。因此，我们旨在评估男女牙科学生对牙齿美学的自我认知，并评估其对他们期望的治疗的影响。我们进行了一项基于问卷的横断面研究，涉及来自五个学年、具有不同平均绩点（GPA）和家庭月收入的450名男女牙科学生。问卷包括四个部分。受试者使用商业比色板选择他们喜欢的牙齿颜色。结果采用描述性统计呈现，并与Pearson卡方检验进行比较。统计学显著性水平设定为P值0.05。
女生（52%）对改变牙齿颜色的偏好明显更高（最常期望的是B1色），而男生报告对正畸治疗和瓷贴面有更高的需求（P<0.0001和P = 0.002）。与一年级学生相比，五年级学生对自己的牙齿颜色更满意（P = 0.047）。高GPA学生对自己的笑容表现出明显较低的自信（P = 0.030）。家庭收入低于10,000沙特里亚尔的学生中，有很大比例（39.1%）更喜欢牙齿颜色的修复体。
我们得出结论，大多数牙科学生对自己的笑容有信心。高年级学生对自己的牙齿颜色更满意，而低年级学生希望牙齿更白。美白和正畸是最受欢迎的治疗选择。
