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. 2022 Oct 17;10(10):2055.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare10102055.

Impact of Social Media on Aesthetic Dentistry: General Practitioners' Perspectives

Maria Shakoor Abbasi  1 , Abhishek Lal  1 , Gotam Das  2 , Fatima Salman  1 , Aisha Akram  1 , Abdul Razzaq Ahmed  2 , Afsheen Maqsood  3 , Naseer Ahmed  1   4
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Impact of Social Media on Aesthetic Dentistry: General Practitioners' Perspectives

Maria Shakoor Abbasi et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate general dentists' observations of various aesthetic dental procedures among social media users. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Prosthodontics, Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, over a duration of six months. Data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire comprising 21 predefined responses. The questionnaire was uploaded and disseminated through Google Surveys by forwarding web page links through emails and WhatsApp. The data collected were analysed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS-Version 25). The majority (90.7%) of the dental practitioners surveyed believed that there is an increase in the demand for aesthetic dental procedures and social media is a major contributor to it. Moreover, most of the 377 (81.8%) participants agreed that social media is a beneficial platform enabling them to educate, advertise, and communicate with patients. Concerning popular aesthetic procedures, teeth whitening (54.7%), Hollywood smile (17.1%), dental veneers (11.9%), and Invisalign (10.4%) were the most commonly demanded aesthetic procedures. The patients showed desire for these procedures because they were trending on social media platforms. Almost half of the general dental practitioners used social media to post their content related to aesthetic dentistry and to promote their work. They preferred using before and after pictures (48.6%) for advertising their content related to aesthetic dentistry. Within the limitations of the study, it is concluded that the demand for aesthetic dentistry is rapidly growing, and social media is the main driving force behind this revolution as the general population has direct access to the profiles of celebrities and influencers, who all appear to have 'the perfect smile'. This shift in people's self-image has created a surge in patients seeking cosmetic treatments.

Keywords: WhatsApp; aesthetic dentistry; dentists; social media.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The impact of social media on dental aesthetic alteration.
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Social media platforms most commonly used by the participants.
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Aesthetic dental procedures most commonly demanded by patients.
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