PERCEPTION OF PATIENTS RELATED TO ESTHETIC DENTAL
This study proposed evaluates the perception of smile attractiveness between the patients dentistry and the influence of the media in the same opinion. The patients were randomly selected and interviewed using a direct approach while waiting for care. After answering the questionnaire, patients...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Saúde.com |
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| Online Access: | http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/ojs/index.php/rsc/article/view/223/262 |
| Summary: | This study proposed evaluates the perception of smile
attractiveness between the patients dentistry and the influence of
the media in the same opinion. The patients were randomly
selected and interviewed using a direct approach while waiting for
care. After answering the questionnaire, patients rated ten
photographs extraoral of smile. The pictures were selected so that
the lips, teeth and gingival tissue could be seen clearly, each
picture having a different characteristic. Among the patients
interviewed, 66.67% reported being satisfiedwith the aestheticsof
the smile.Of the participants, 80% emphasized thewhitish color, the shape of teeth and the dental alignmentas factorsthat leavethe
most beautiful smile. The teethamounted to55% of the
answersgivenregarding themost attractivefacial feature,
followedbyface shape(18.33%), mouth(15%) and the eyes(11.67%). The patients interviewed admiring smiles showing teeth whitened and well aligned. Furthermore, the media have greatly influenced the patients' opinion regarding dental esthetics and smile.
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| ISSN: | 1809-0761 1809-0761 |