Gowdar Inderjit M, Alrashid Talal Z, Alqahtani Thaar O, Alotaibi Mohammad A, Alshammari Salman N, Alqahtani Refdan Obeid
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022 Jul;14(Suppl 1):S335-S339. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_820_21. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
To assess the malocclusion and esthetic perception among young adults in Riyadh region.
A total of 667 subjects aged above 6 years were included in this study. Link containing questionnaires were sent through social media, email, and WhatsApp. Questions were related to the effect of malocclusion on oral health such as dental caries, gum disease, difficulty in tooth brushing, perception of their teeth in the way of alignment, and smile personality.
54.1% of participants said malocclusion can cause dental caries, 63.3% said it will lead to gum disease, and 72% were of the opinion that it will make tooth brushing difficult. 27.9% of study subjects were not happy with the alignment of their teeth. None of the responses were found to be statistically significant according to age ( > 0.05). Most of the questions were statistically significant according to gender ( < 0.05).
Majority of study subjects had good knowledge about malocclusion and oral health. Perception about esthetics was more among women than men. More than 90% of subjects thinks beautiful smile is a part of personality.
评估利雅得地区年轻人的错颌畸形及审美观念。
本研究共纳入667名6岁以上的受试者。通过社交媒体、电子邮件和WhatsApp发送包含问卷的链接。问题涉及错颌畸形对口腔健康的影响,如龋齿、牙龈疾病、刷牙困难、对牙齿排列方式的看法以及微笑个性。
54.1%的参与者表示错颌畸形会导致龋齿,63.3%的人表示会引发牙龈疾病,72%的人认为这会使刷牙困难。27.9%的研究对象对自己牙齿的排列不满意。根据年龄,未发现任何回答具有统计学意义(>0.05)。根据性别,大多数问题具有统计学意义(<0.05)。
大多数研究对象对错颌畸形和口腔健康有良好的认知。女性对审美的认知高于男性。超过90%的受试者认为美丽的笑容是个性的一部分。