Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Mar 23;21(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01509-z.
Dental appearance affects facial beauty, social interaction and psychological well-being particularly among adolescents. The aim of the current study was to determine factors affecting adolescent dental self-confidence and satisfaction with dental appearance in Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia among 3500 students attending intermediate and high schools. Data was collected from 2637 students using the translated Arabic version of the psychosocial impact of dental esthetics questionnaire (PIDAQ) in addition to questions about smile esthetics satisfaction and demographic variables including; gender, age, school grade, and parental level of education. Statistical analysis was performed by using logistic regression to assess the effect of demographical variables on PIDAQ and its domains at 5% significance level.
About 80% of the participants were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their smiles. Tooth alignment and tooth color were the most cited reasons for adolescents' dissatisfaction about their smile, 34% and 33% respectively. Females and participants' fathers' university education figured in a statistically significant way regarding higher PIDAQ and aesthetic concerns. Females were 70%, and those with fathers' university education were 22% more likely to have a negative psychological impact. Females expressed aesthetic concerns nearly two times more than males. Participants whose fathers possessed university education had an aesthetic concern 1.25 times more compared to those whose fathers had no school or limited school education. Females and those with mothers who had university education were less likely to have positive dental self-confidence.
Most adolescents exhibited satisfaction with their own smiles. Smile dissatisfaction in the remaining participants was related to teeth alignment, color and shape. Females were more concerned with dental esthetics and smile satisfaction than males. Females and participants whose fathers had a university education exhibited higher psychosocial impact than males and those with or without school education. However, males showed greater self-confidence in their dental aesthetics.
牙齿外观会影响面部美观、社交互动和心理健康,尤其是在青少年中。本研究的目的是确定影响沙特阿拉伯青少年对牙齿自信和对牙齿外观满意度的因素。
在沙特阿拉伯东部省进行了一项横断面研究,共有 3500 名中学生和高中生参加。使用经过翻译的阿拉伯版口腔美学心理影响问卷(PIDAQ)以及关于微笑美学满意度和人口统计学变量(包括性别、年龄、学校年级和父母受教育程度)的问题,从 2637 名学生中收集数据。使用逻辑回归分析评估人口统计学变量对 PIDAQ 及其各领域的影响,显著性水平为 5%。
约 80%的参与者对自己的笑容感到满意或有些满意。牙齿排列和牙齿颜色是青少年对自己笑容不满意的最主要原因,分别占 34%和 33%。女性和父亲受过大学教育在 PIDAQ 和审美关注方面具有统计学意义。女性出现负面心理影响的可能性高 70%,父亲受过大学教育的可能性高 22%。女性表达审美关注的可能性几乎是男性的两倍。父亲受过大学教育的参与者对美学的关注比父亲没有受过学校教育或受教育程度有限的参与者高 1.25 倍。女性和母亲受过大学教育的参与者对自己的牙齿自信不太可能持积极态度。
大多数青少年对自己的笑容表示满意。其余参与者的微笑不满意与牙齿排列、颜色和形状有关。女性比男性更关注牙齿美学和微笑满意度。女性和父亲受过大学教育的参与者比男性和受教育程度不同的参与者表现出更高的心理社会影响。然而,男性对自己的牙齿美学更有自信。