"Expectations about the esthetics results of dental treatments" / "Expectativas com relação aos resultados estéticos dos tratamentos odontológicos"

AUTOR(ES)

Aiko Takahashi Mori

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

SUMMARY This research aimed to analyze some factors regarding the facial esthetic and the esthetical dental treatment according to the patients’ and dentists’view and, specially, the differences between both of them. The research was made based on questionnaires with 32 similar questions to both groups, professionals and patients, and 2 specific questions to the professionals. The questions referred to esthetic, motivation and explanation about dental treatment. 150 patients and 150 professionals from private dental offices and latu sensus courses, including students and professors, of two institutions were interviewed. Among patients, 98 female and 52 males were interviewed and the interviewees with secondary education only were predominant (40%), followed by interviewees with post secundary education (28%). Among the professionals, 83 female and 67 males were interviewed, among which 37 had latu sensu degree, 14 masters of science, 2 Ph.D and 01 post doctoral level. The analysis and discussion of the results from this research led us to the following conclusions: 1) the patients’ and professionals’concepts regarding esthetic are very similar, except regarding the teeth color, which is considered more important by the patients than by the professionals; 2) in reference to other people’s esthetic, the analysis of the negative characteristics in prosthesis demonstrated important differences between both groups. For patients, the esthetic is influenced by the presence of clasps, and for professionals, the esthetic is influenced by metal band exposure. 3) regarding their own smiles, professionals’ and patients’ opinion diverged. Patients highlighted the superior teeth exposures; meanwhile professionals indicated the dental arch displacement; 4) there were also discrepancies in relation to motivation and expectation about dental treatment. For patients, the health maintenance is determinant, and professionals affirmed that patients look for their professionals services when they feel pain; 5) in relation to the treatment results, patients demonstrated desires to wear prosthesis that provide them comfort; meanwhile professionals believe that the most important agent to their patients is prosthesis esthetic; 6) the teeth color, which are very important for the patients when they consider dental characteristics, looses its importance for patients in a prosthesis context. On the contrary, professionals consider the teeth color a secondary element; 7) in information and explanation context, professionals affirmed almost unanimously to choose for conducts considered suitable, meanwhile the number of patients that stated to have received these kind of conducts is very inferior; 8) in the case of a disagreement, patients declared to choose the change of professional,meanwhile most of professional prefers to reach an friendly solution with their patients.

ASSUNTO(S)

odontologia estética dental esthetics dentistry esthetics estética dentária

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