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Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate personal satisfaction of adult dental patients about their smiles aesthetics in comparison to dental professionals view. Method: One hundred twenty adult patients (76 male and 44 female) visiting the screening clinics of Riyadh colleges of dentistry and Pharmacy were asked to evaluate their smiles by completing a questionnaire containing five questions concerning five aesthetic elements which are: Overall smile; color; shape; alignment of their teeth; and appearance of their gum during smiling. They were asked to rate each of the five categories in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) graded from 0 to 10. A smiling photograph was taken for each patient to be evaluated by two restorative specialists using the same scale. Patients and dental professional mean evaluation scores were statistically analyzed for any significant differences. Result: The average age of the patients was 39.1 years. The mean patients’ satisfaction with their own smiles was [6.47] on the VAS which was statistically higher than the average of dentists’ evaluation scores [4.95] (p < 0.05). Patients were most satisfied with the gingival show when smiling [6.8] and least satisfied with teeth color [6.01]. The patients gave a statistically higher evaluation scores than the dental professionals in the five categories of the study which indicates higher satisfaction regarding their own smile aesthetics (p < 0.05). Female patients were less satisfied about their smiles [5.98] than the male participants [6.74]. Patients visiting the clinic for aesthetic reasons gave a lower evaluation scores [5.65] than those visiting the clinic for non-aesthetic reasons [6.67]. Conclusion: Patients’ satisfaction about their dental aesthetics was statistically higher than the dental professional assessments. Dental professionals appear to be more critical in their evaluation of patients smile aesthetics. Age showed no significant relation with the level of satisfaction while gender and reason of dental visit showed a significant relation with patients smile satisfaction.
Highlights
One of the main goals of dental treatment is to provide the patient with functional, healthy and esthetic dentition
The group of patients who visited the dental clinic for aesthetic reasons (n = 24) recorded lower mean scores in evaluating their smile (5.65 ± 165) than the group of patients visiting the clinic for non-aesthetic reasons (n = 96) with a score (6.67 ± 1.45) and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.003) (Table 3)
Results of the current study showed that dental professionals appear to be more critical in evaluating patients smile aesthetics than the patients themselves
Summary
One of the main goals of dental treatment is to provide the patient with functional, healthy and esthetic dentition. Branch of dentistry because of the subjective nature of dental aesthetic judgment. Focus on esthetics and dental appearance continues to grow and patients frequently attend dental offices seeking to improve the appearance of their teeth. Media play an important role in improving the knowledge of the patients about the ideal smile which may explain the increased demand for aesthetic dental treatment. In addition to the subjective judgment and in contrast to the laypeople, dental professionals usually rely on aesthetic scientific rules in expressing their opinions about smile aesthetics. It is common understanding that dental appearance has been shown to influence other people judgment of person’s facial attractiveness as well as personal characteristics [2]. The smile is determined by the position, shape, size and shade of the teeth; the position, texture, color and lines of the gingiva and lips; and the shape of the jaws [4]
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