EFFECT OF DENTAL AESTHETICS IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND SATISFACTION WITH THE BODY IN ADOLESCENTS / EFEITO DA ESTÉTICA DENTÁRIA NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA E SATISFAÇÃO COM O CORPO EM ADOLESCENTES

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

As patient-centered approaches become more popular, increasing attention is given to the effects of various health situations in oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) and body satisfaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between several aspects related to dental esthetics and body satisfaction, self-evaluation concerning to esthetics, and oral-health related quality of life (OHRQL). This work had a cross-sectional design and its sample comprised subjects aged 13-20 years-old (n = 301; mean age = 16.12; SD = 1.75). The sample was of convenience type, comprising high-school students of a public school from Goiânia. Conditions related to dental esthetics were assessed through a clinical exam following the criteria established by World Health Organization. Self-perception variables were evaluated through the instruments Body Satisfaction Scale (BSS), short-form of Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ), as well as esthetic self-evaluation and will of change. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used to evaluate the association of variables. There was a low prevalence of dental alterations in the sample assessed. In general, there was a low impact of dental characteristics on OHRQL measures, what may influence on the decision-making process regarding to dental treatment needs.

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estÉtica dentÁria, qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal (qvrsb odontologia dental aesthetics, body satisfaction scale (bss)

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