Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics – A Survey Among Young Female College Students in Chennai City
Journal Title: Chettinad Health City Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Background Facial aesthetics affects how people are perceived by society and how they perceive themselves. Aesthetics includes the appearance of an individual and the dentition plays an important role in facial appear- ance. The indices currently in use to assess malocclusion lack the assessment of psychosocial component. The present study has been undertaken to determine the psychological as well as social impact of dental aesthetics and to investigate self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment. Materials and Methods A cross sectional descriptive study employing cluster random sampling, N = 274, study subjects aged 18 to 23 years participated in the present study.Psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics was assessed using Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aes¬thetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ), esthetic self-perception was assessed using Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need - Aesthetic Component (IOTN – AC Index) Results A significant positive correlation was observed between PIDAQ and IOTN- AC score. Study subjects with higher IOTN AC scores had more psychosocial impact as measures with PIDAQ questionnaire. Conclusion The results of the present study showed that, with the increase in severity of malocclusion there is a decrease in ‘Dental self-confidence’, higher ‘Social and Psychological impact’ and more ‘Aesthetic concern’. The index IOTN AC can be used as a tool for assessing the malocclusion on large surveys and PIDAQ questionnaire can be used as an adjunct to assess the psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics. Self-perceived need for orthodontic treatment had shown that people with higher PIDAQ score and IOTN AC score opted to undergo orthodontic treatment.
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Prabhu S, Ashwin N, Supraja K, Jeevitha P
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