Assessment of the correlationship of self-perception of dental appearance, smile, and willingness to undergo treatment among school children with dental esthetic index at Thiruchengode

Preethi, K; Nagalakshmi, S.; Rajkumar, Balakrishnan; Vinoth, S; Dayanithi, D; Bandhari, DPawan Kumar

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“…Hence, the conclusion can be made that as the age advances the children's attitude influences more on their dental esthetics. while in contrast, the study conducted by Preethi et al [6] found that 78.3% of the participants were satisfied with their smile, only 44.3% of liked the appearance of the smile very much. In our study, 21 (35%) of children thought that they look good when they smile showing their teeth.…”

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“…In our study also, 38 (63%) of children were pleased with their teeth appearance. The study conducted by Preethi et al [6] found that 47.8% of children felt their teeth looking good. Whereas a study conducted by de Sousa et al, [10] at Brazil found that 56 (18.5%) of children were satisfied with their appearance and at the same time, 28 (9.3%) of them were not satisfied with their dental appearance.…”

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“…[5] During adolescence, there is an increased concern for dental appearance. [6] Among adolescents social relationship is directly dependent on physical attractiveness, hence, esthetic alteration can have a direct impact on self-esteem and ultimately quality of life. As adolescence is a foundation stone for further avenues in life.…”

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Attitude of urban schoolchildren towards their dental appearance in Nagpur city

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Objectives: In this epoch, the children are more concern about their dental esthetics because exposure to various social media. The influence of social media and peer pressure is found to be additional in urban schools. The aim of the study was to assess the attitude of urban schoolchildren toward their dental appearance. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was designed and pre-validated 8-item questionnaire was distributed among the urban schoolchildren of age group 10–18 years. Results: Forty-four (73%) of children agreed that teeth have great effect on persons appearance. While in comparison, 15 (75%) of all the age groups children will visit dentist immediately if they have any dental-related problems. Conclusion: The urban schoolchildren were concern about their esthetics. The children with the age group of 16–18 years were found to be more concern about the esthetics as compare to other age group children.

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“…In addition, a good appearance of the teeth improves acceptance among peer group and increase successful life outcomes in comparison with people of less attractiveness. 1,2,3 One of the major problems in the evaluation of malocclusion is the presence of suitable and objective method to assess and record the severity, complexity, prevalence of malocclusion and the treatment needs. 4 For that this reason many orthodontic indices have been developed since for decades.…”

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The Reliability of Orthodontic Treatment, According to the Needs of Patients Using the Dental Aesthetic Index

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Objectives: Malocclusion was and remains one of the most common problems which affects the psyche and social status of the individual, so the estimation of the malocclusion severity and needs a percentage of orthodontic treatment of Iraqi patients is the aim of this study.Method: A randomly selected 150 pairs of study models (48 male and 102 female) were involved in this study for patients attending an orthodontic clinic at College of Dentistry/ University of Baghdad seeking for treatment. The DAI scores were collected according to WHO guidelines directly from the study model with a digital caliper, score was calculated using the regression equation of 10 occlusal traits. The dental casts were classified into four groups to determine the treatment needs. SPSS software version 25 was used to analyze the results.Results: 8.7% of orthodontic treated patients were with normal or mild malocclusion (DAI≤25) and did not need treatment, while 56% of them were handicapped and needed mandatory treatment. In between them, patients with definite and severe malocclusion were 18.7% and 16.6% respectively. Molar deviation (72.6%) represents a high prevalence rate among occlusal traits, while negative overjet (7.3%) is the least one.Conclusions: Not all patients who are treated in an orthodontic clinic are really in need, and it must be the implementation of treatment need index to determine the treatment priority for patients.

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Assessment of the correlationship of self-perception of dental appearance, smile, and willingness to undergo treatment among school children with dental esthetic index at Thiruchengode

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Attitude of urban schoolchildren towards their dental appearance in Nagpur city

Attitude of urban schoolchildren towards their dental appearance in Nagpur city

The Reliability of Orthodontic Treatment, According to the Needs of Patients Using the Dental Aesthetic Index

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