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Influence of Dental Education on Esthetics Self-Perception and Shade Selection

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  • Passent Ellakany

    (Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 32210, Saudi Arabia)

  • Shaimaa M. Fouda

    (Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 32210, Saudi Arabia)

  • Maram A. AlGhamdi

    (Department of Substitutive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 32210, Saudi Arabia)

  • Nourhan M. Aly

    (Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21527, Egypt)

Abstract

A discrepancy is encountered between the esthetic self-perception and the actual need for treatment. The aim was to determine the influence of dental education on the patients’ attitude, esthetic self-perceptions, and shade selection. This cross-sectional study asked participants to select the perceived shade of their incisors using a shade guide, and to complete a self-administered questionnaire assessing their attitude regarding teeth shade. The color coordinates (L*, a*, and b*) of their actual shades were recorded clinically, using a digital spectrophotometer. A Pearson correlation assessed the relation between the perceived and actual color coordinates. A linear regression assessed the association between the attitude towards the esthetic self-perception, background factors, and actual shades. A clinical shade selection was done digitally for 536 participants, comprising 40.1% preclinical dental students, 37.3% clinical dental students, and 22.6% non-dental participants. The perceived and actual a* and b* values were significantly correlated in the preclinical students, and L* and b* were correlated in the clinical students. Those who had not received any dental education showed better attitude scores than the clinical students. The color-matching skills were improved by education; therefore, this emphasizes the importance of teaching color selection in dental schools. Dental esthetic self-perception is also improved by increasing knowledge and skills through exposure to a variety of comprehensive dental cases.

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  • Passent Ellakany & Shaimaa M. Fouda & Maram A. AlGhamdi & Nourhan M. Aly, 2022. "Influence of Dental Education on Esthetics Self-Perception and Shade Selection," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-10, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11547-:d:914334
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    1. Angela Militi & Federica Sicari & Marco Portelli & Emanuele Maria Merlo & Antonella Terranova & Fabio Frisone & Riccardo Nucera & Angela Alibrandi & Salvatore Settineri, 2021. "Psychological and Social Effects of Oral Health and Dental Aesthetic in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: An Observational Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-8, August.
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