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. 2013 Dec;13(4):455-60.
doi: 10.1007/s13191-012-0247-1. Epub 2013 Jan 5.

Dental esthetics and its impact on psycho-social well-being and dental self confidence: a campus based survey of north Indian university students

Shaista Afroz  1 , Shraddha Rathi  1 , Geeta Rajput  1 , Sajjad Abdur Rahman  2
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Dental esthetics and its impact on psycho-social well-being and dental self confidence: a campus based survey of north Indian university students

Shaista Afroz et al. J Indian Prosthodont Soc. 2013 Dec.

Abstract

To evaluate the subjects perceived satisfaction of their dental appearance and to compare it with a various attitudes and practices which may affect social and psychological behavior and dental self confidence. This was a questionnaire based cross-sectional study done in the campus of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (India). 426 students participated in the study. Questions were pooled in from various components of psychosocial impact of dental esthetics questionnaire (PIDAQ) for various attitudes and practices. Quantitative analysis was done using descriptive analysis and Chi square test using SPSS software. Majority of subjects (57.7 %) was highly satisfied with their smile, more than one-third (37.3 %) were satisfied and there were only 4.9 % subjects who were not satisfied with their smile. Tooth color was the most common (27.9 %) smile component causing dissatisfaction amongst the subjects. More than two-fifth (42.5 %) liked to show their teeth, one-half (49.5 %) liked to see their teeth in mirror, photographs and videos, almost one quarter (23.9 %) subjects used to hide their teeth while smiling. As compared to females, significantly higher proportion of males was conscious of opposite sex while smiling. The proportion of subjects which was highly satisfied with their smile was significantly higher for the item 'like to show their teeth and who liked to see their teeth in mirror, photographs and video' whereas for all the other items the proportion of respondents which was not satisfied with their smile was significantly higher. Self perceived satisfaction of dental esthetics has positive impact on person's social and psychological behavior and dental self confidence.

Keywords: Dental esthetics; Dental self confidence; Psychological well-being; Social impact; Tooth color.

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Attitude and practices related with smile posture
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Associations of attitude and practices with gender
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