scholarly journals Influence of Anterior Occlusal Characteristics on Self-perceived Dental Appearance in Young Adults

2007 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 831-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Bernabe ◽  
Carlos Flores-Mir
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Missing Teeth ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Esthetics ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Dental Appearance ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Objective: To determine the individual and combined influence of some anterior occlusal characteristics on self-perceived dental appearance in a sample of young adults. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at a dental clinic of a private university in Lima, Peru. A total of 267 first-year students (16 to 25 years old) were randomly selected. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to determine the self-perceived dental appearance. Clinical examinations were conducted to determine incisal irregularity, anterior dentoalveolar spacing, midline diastema, anterior missing teeth, overjet, and overbite. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were performed to determine the individual and combined influence of each anterior occlusal characteristic on self-perceived dental appearance. Results: From the eight occlusal characteristics and two covariables evaluated, only maxillary and mandible incisal irregularity (P = .001 and .002 respectively), presence of anterosuperior spacing (P < .001), and number of missing anterior teeth (P = .003) were inversely associated with self-perceived dental appearance, whereas gender (male) was directly associated to the dependent variable (P = .021). Specifically, anterior maxillary spacing, maxillary incisal irregularity, mandible incisal irregularity, and the number of missing teeth were, in that order, the anterior occlusal characteristics with the most negative influence on self-perceived dental appearance. Conclusions: This study confirmed that occlusal characteristics in the anterior portion of the mouth play a role on dental esthetics. However, it should be emphasized that their grouped influence is minimal (less than 20%).

scholarly journals The effect of malocclusion on dating prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Sonia Khela ◽  
J Timothy Newton ◽  
Huw G Jeremiah
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Missing Teeth ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
King's College ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Dental Appearance ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
The Individual

Objective: To establish whether the appearance of malocclusion affected dating prospects. The secondary objective was to identify any significant predictors relating to likelihood of dating. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: King’s College London. Participants: A total of 232 undergraduate students. Methods: Participants were shown images of either one man or one woman. The images had been manipulated using computer software to represent one of three differing dental appearances: post-orthodontic aligned teeth; pre-orthodontic crowded teeth; or pre-orthodontic missing teeth (developmentally absent maxillary lateral incisors). Sealed envelopes were randomly assigned to participants, who rated the individual in the image in relation to: attractiveness; intelligence; happiness; nervousness; and how much they would want to go on a date with them. The response format was a 100-mm visual analogue scale. Results: The aligned dental appearance received statistically significant higher ratings of attractiveness ( P < 0.001), intelligence ( P = 0.031), likelihood of dating ( P = 0.017) as well as lower ratings of nervousness ( P = 0.020). There was no statistically significant difference in relation to happiness ( P = 0.43), neither were there any statistically significant differences between the crowded and missing dental appearances. Regression analysis revealed that rated attractiveness was the most significant predictor in relation to likelihood of dating ( P < 0.001). Conclusion: Malocclusion did influence dating prospects. Photographs of individuals with aligned teeth were more likely to be rated highly in relation to attractiveness, intelligence and likelihood of dating, when compared with images of malocclusions. The most significant predictor of likelihood of dating was rated attractiveness.

scholarly journals Patients’ general satisfaction with the appearance of anterior maxillary teeth

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 520-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlatka Lajnert ◽  
Daniela Kovacevic-Pavicic ◽  
Hrvoje Pezo ◽  
Aleksandra Stevanovic ◽  
Tatjana Jovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Tooth Shape ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Dental Appearance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Background/Aim. Dental appearance plays an important role in practically all personal social interactions. The main factors that define the dental appearance are tooth colour, shape and position, quality of restoration, and the general position of the teeth in arch, especially in the anterior region. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dental status (tooth shape, fracture, dental and prosthetic restorations and presence of plaque) on patient''s satisfaction with the dental appearance, controlling for the age and gender. Methods. A total of 700 Caucasian subjects (439 women) aged 18?86 (median 45 years) participated in the cross-sectional study. Study included clinical examination and self-administrated questionnaire based on selfperceived aesthetics and satisfaction with the appearance of their maxillary anterior teeth. Results. A regression analysis demonstrated that presence of dental plaque, tooth fracture, composite fillings and crowns had significant independent contribution and were negative predictors of satisfaction with teeth appearance. Participants with presence of plaque on upper teeth (p < 0.001), fractures (p = 0.005), composite fillings (p < 0.001) and crowns (p = 0.032) were less satisfied than those without it. Model explains 12% or variance of general satisfaction with the appearance of maxillary frontal teeth (p < 0.001) and the major contributors are composite fillings (5.3%) and plaque (3.2%). Tooth shape, age and gender were not significant predictors of satisfaction. Conclusion. Satisfaction with the teeth appearance is under the influence of many factors with significant negative influence of presence of dental plaque, fractures, composite restorations, and crowns.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENAMPILAN GIGI ANTERIOR BERDASARKAN AESTHETIC COMPONENT DARI IOTN TERHADAP PSIKOSOSIAL REMAJA PADA SISWA SMAN 10 PADANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-125
Author(s):  
Susi Susi ◽  
Hazni Viyanti
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Esthetics ◽  
Anterior Teeth

Dentofacial esthetics plays an important role in social interaction and psychosocial well-being because it affects how people perceive themselves and how they are perceived in society. Dentofacial deviation, such a  malocclusion has negatively affect the psychosocial well-being especially in adolescents period, when some aspects of the facial appearance and dental esthetics have great important for adolescent’s self-image and self-esteem. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of the anterior teeth appearance on the adolescents psychosocial in SMAN 10 Padang using Aesthetic Component of the IOTN. The subjects of cross-sectional study were 89 students in SMAN 10 Padang using the simple random sampling. Anterior teeth appearance were assessed by interviewer using the Aesthetic Component of the IOTN. Psychosocial impact was measured through a self-rated Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ). Data analysis included Spearman correlation test. Significant associations were observed between anterior teeth appearance using Aesthetic Component of IOTN and total score PIDAQ (p < 0,001), dental self-confidence (p < 0,001), social impact (p < 0,05), psychological impact (p < 0,05), and esthetic concern (p < 0,05). Anterior teeth appearance has a psychological impact in adolescents using Aesthetic Component of the IOTN. Therefore, it seemed necessary to improve dental esthetic on adolescents for prevent the disturbance on their psychosocial development.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Smoking among Young Pakistani Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Fizza Nasim ◽  
Saira Yousaf ◽  
Rozina Arshad ◽  
Bilal Bin Younis ◽  
Hafiza Rabia Naeem
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Lower Education Level ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: The history of smoking tobacco is primitive and dates back to as early as 5000 BC. In the last century this has changed to different forms like cigarettes, filtered cigarettes, self-made cigarettes, tobacco in leaf (beery), hukka, sheesha and pipe. Objectives: To explore tobacco smoking practices in young adults and the factors that influences them to initiate or quit smoking. Methods: It was cross sectional study based on a self-based on a self-administered questionnaire with a sample size of 486. Study subjects were young adults. The age of participants was between 17-35 years. Data was collected after taking an informed consent and the individual confidentially was maintained. A self- administered questionnaire was given where question were related to their socio-demographic characteristics and smoking   behavior. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Of the subjects who were interviewed almost 62% were smokers. Significant number of the people did not remember the age of smoking initiation. 97% of the subjects smoked manufactured cigarettes. 49.6% of smokers had to visit a physician in last 12 months but only 40% of them were counseled regarding smoking hazards and smoking cessation. 61.6% of people had not seen any information regarding hazards of smoking on any kind of media, 27.5% saw them on electronic media and 2.6% noticed them on Bill board. Conclusion: The main determinants of regular smoking among the university students were male sex, lower education level and having friends who smoke. This calls for the implementation of sex and age specific anti-smoking policies. By assessing the smoking behavior in young adults, programs and policies can be designed with an aim to reduce smoking rates among the youth of our society.

scholarly journals Effect of Satisfaction With a Dental Appearance on the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Among Adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A Cross Sectional Study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Passent Ellakany ◽  
Shaimaa Fouda ◽  
Maram Alghamdi ◽  
Eman Bakhurji
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
University Education ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Esthetics ◽  
Facial Beauty ◽  
Dental Appearance

Abstract Background: Dental appearance affects facial beauty, social interaction and psychological well-being particularly among adolescents. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of dental appearance satisfaction on the psychosocial impact of dental esthetics among Saudi adolescents.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia among students attending intermediate and high schools. Data was collected using the translated Arabic version of psychosocial impact of dental esthetics questionnaire (PIDAQ) and demographic variables including; gender, age, school grade, and parental level of education. Statistical analysis was performed by using logistic regression to assess the effect of demographical variables on PIDAQ and its domains at 5% significance level. Results: Females and participants’ fathers’ university education were statistically significantly having higher PIDAQ and aesthetic concern. Females were 70%, and those with fathers’ university education were 22% more likely to have a negative psychological impact. Females and those with mothers’ university education were less likely to have positive dental self-confidence. Conclusions: Most of adolescents exhibited satisfaction with their own smiles. Smile dissatisfaction in the remaining participants was related to teeth alignment, color and shape. Females and participants with fathers’ university education exhibited higher psychosocial impact than males and those with or without school education.

scholarly journals Parental Reported Bullying among Saudi Schoolchildren: Its Forms, Effect on Academic Abilities, and Associated Sociodemographic, Physical, and Dentofacial Features

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Raghad S. Alabdulrazaq ◽  
Sanaa N. Al-Haj Ali
Keyword(s):  
School Attendance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Anterior Open Bite ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Abilities ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Physical Form

Context. Bullying among schoolchildren is a serious phenomenon and a leading health concern. Aim. To determine the prevalence of bullying, its forms, and its effect on academic abilities and school attendance, as well as associated sociodemographic, physical, and dentofacial features among Saudi schoolchildren. Methods. This cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 1131 parents of schoolchildren 8-18 years old and requested them to complete internationally accepted questionnaires for their children. Chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data (p<0.05). Results. A majority (89.2%) of schoolchildren were bully victims. Physical bullying (48.9%) was the most common form of bullying. The youngest schoolchildren (8-11 years) and those who disliked school classes or neither liked nor hated them, as well as those who were truant from school, were more likely to be victims. In addition, those who had worse grades because of bullying and those who were very often bullied because of good grades or because they showed an interest in school were more likely to be victims. With regard to targeted physical features, teeth were the number one target, followed by the shape of the lips and strength, while tooth shape and color were the most common dentofacial targets, followed by anterior open bite and protruded anterior teeth. Boys and the youngest schoolchildren were more often subjected to bullying because of these features (p<0.05). Conclusions. The prevalence of bullying, mainly in a physical form, was high among Saudi schoolchildren, with a negative influence on students’ academic abilities. Problems related to teeth, in particular, which can be treated, were targets, mainly for boys and the youngest schoolchildren. More studies are required in Saudi Arabia to explore the issue further among schoolchildren themselves.

scholarly journals Factors affecting dental self-confidence and satisfaction with dental appearance among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Passent Ellakany ◽  
Shaimaa M. Fouda ◽  
Maram Alghamdi ◽  
Eman Bakhurji
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
University Education ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Dental Esthetics ◽  
Dental Appearance

Abstract Background Dental appearance affects facial beauty, social interaction and psychological well-being particularly among adolescents. The aim of the current study was to determine factors affecting adolescent dental self-confidence and satisfaction with dental appearance in Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia among 3500 students attending intermediate and high schools. Data was collected from 2637 students using the translated Arabic version of the psychosocial impact of dental esthetics questionnaire (PIDAQ) in addition to questions about smile esthetics satisfaction and demographic variables including; gender, age, school grade, and parental level of education. Statistical analysis was performed by using logistic regression to assess the effect of demographical variables on PIDAQ and its domains at 5% significance level. Results About 80% of the participants were satisfied or somewhat satisfied with their smiles. Tooth alignment and tooth color were the most cited reasons for adolescents’ dissatisfaction about their smile, 34% and 33% respectively. Females and participants’ fathers’ university education figured in a statistically significant way regarding higher PIDAQ and aesthetic concerns. Females were 70%, and those with fathers’ university education were 22% more likely to have a negative psychological impact. Females expressed aesthetic concerns nearly two times more than males. Participants whose fathers possessed university education had an aesthetic concern 1.25 times more compared to those whose fathers had no school or limited school education. Females and those with mothers who had university education were less likely to have positive dental self-confidence. Conclusions Most adolescents exhibited satisfaction with their own smiles. Smile dissatisfaction in the remaining participants was related to teeth alignment, color and shape. Females were more concerned with dental esthetics and smile satisfaction than males. Females and participants whose fathers had a university education exhibited higher psychosocial impact than males and those with or without school education. However, males showed greater self-confidence in their dental aesthetics.

scholarly journals Impact of malocclusion on affective/romantic relationships among young adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 638-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Melo Pithon ◽  
Camila Rangel dos Santos ◽  
Nathalia de Lima Santos ◽  
Stefanni Olga Aguiar Sales Lima ◽  
Raildo da Silva Coqueiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Open Bite ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Different Types

ABSTRACT Objective:  To evaluate the extent to which different types of malocclusion influence the development of affective/romantic relationships among young adults of both sexes. Materials and Methods:  A cross-sectional study was conducted with 360 men and women ranging in age from 18 years to 25 years. Criteria for exclusion from the sample were the following: participants could not be married, visually impaired, or students of a higher education course in the area of health. In this study, images of young adult men and women in the same age range as that of the evaluators were used. These images were manipulated to create different types of malocclusion: diastema, open bite, crowding, gingival (or gummy) smile, little exposure of teeth. Six groups of images containing six images each were formed and consisted of two experimental images (digitally manipulated) and four control images. These images were provided to the participants, who evaluated them by means of a questionnaire and a visual analog scale. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, chi-square, and Fisher exact tests were used for data analysis. Results:  All malocclusions had a negative impact on acceptance by the evaluators for the purposes of affective/romantic relationships, with crowding being the type of malocclusion that led to the highest level of rejection (P &lt; .01). Conclusion:  Malocclusions have a negative influence on the development of affective/romantic relationships among young adults. Individuals with good occlusion are seen in a more positive light, from the perspective of affective life.

scholarly journals Relationship between class 1 dental caries and sextant involving caries among patients visiting the outpatient department of Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 578-583
Author(s):  
Ankita Komal Labh ◽  
Anjaneyulu K ◽  
Geo Mani
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Posterior Teeth ◽  
Anterior Teeth ◽  
Class 1

Depending upon the site of the tooth, accessibility of oral hygiene products like toothbrush, tooth floss etc. different teeth have varying susceptibility to getting infected by cariogenic bacteria. Plaque accumulation, occlusal morphology, oral hygiene practices etc. play an important role in determining the susceptibility of teeth towards caries. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using patient records from the Dental College, Chennai after reviewing and analysing the data of 86000 patients between June 2019 and March 2020. The variables involved were age, gender and site of carious teeth. Data were then exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows (Version 19, 2010) for further analysis. The total sample size was 19014. The sample had a gender distribution of 55.56% males and 44.44% females. Class 1 dental caries was found to be most prevalent in sextant 6 that is the lower right posterior teeth region. Least incidence of class 1 DC was noted in sextant 5, which is the lower anterior teeth. Young adults (18-35 years) had the highest incidence of class 1 dental caries (p<0.05). Among males and females, respectively, class 1 caries was most prevalent in sextant 6 (p<0.05). Within the limits of the study, it can be concluded that caries experience is highest in mandibular posteriors. There was a slight male predilection in the prevalence of class 1 dental caries. Young adults in the age group, 18-35 years, have the highest incidence of class 1 DC.

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