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Evaluation of dental school student's satisfaction regarding their own smile esthetics and facial profile

Cardoso, Caroline Figueiredo; Casagrande, Caroline Pelagio Maués; Carvalho, Felipe de Assis Ribeiro; Almeida, Rhita Cristina Cunha.
Rev. Cient. CRO-RJ (Online) ; 5(3): 22-27, Dec. 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS, BBO - odontología (Brasil) | ID: biblio-1342925
Introduction: Facial aesthetics is especially important in a person's life. However,what is considered aesthetic by the orthodontist does not always correspond withthe patient's opinion, since aesthetics is very subjective. Thus, the aim of this studyis to evaluate the perception of dentalgraduate students in relation to their ownsmile and facial profile, analyzing if there would be any difference between thisself-evaluation associated with the year students are attending in dental schooland the technical knowledge progressively acquired. Materials and methods: Atransverse observational study was performed, in which a questionnaire wasapplied to all dentistry students at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Thequestionnaire inquired about: student's current semester, age, gender, nationality,and previous history of orthodontic treatment. It also contained a Likert scale ofsatisfaction about their smile, the aesthetic component of the Index of OrthodonticTreatment Need (IOTN) for students to compare with their smile, and a scale forfacial profile comparison. The chi-squared test was applied using the SPSS 13.0software and all analyzes were performed with 95% confidence (p < 0.05). Results:A total of 253 questionnaires were distributed and 166 were filled out. Amongthose, 103 people reported having had orthodontic treatment before. The level ofsatisfaction with their own smile was high, reaching 78% in the first year of thecourse, 63% in the second, 87% in the third, and 72% in the fourth year. There wasa preference for a slightly convex profile for both genders. It is observed that 62%of the sample reported having been submitted to orthodontic treatment beforeand the percentage of white students who had received previous orthodontictreatment was substantially higher than other ethnicities. The qui-square testfound a significant statistical difference in ethnicity among students that hadreceived previous orthodontic treatment (p=0.008). Conclusion: There was nodifference in the aesthetic perception of the smile and profile in relation to theyear attended by dental school students, with the level of satisfaction with theirown smile being high.
Biblioteca responsable: BR1356.1