An Outlook on the Perception of Smile Esthetics by General Population - A Questionnaire Study
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: To analyze the expectancy of a general population from an orthodontic point of view and arriving at a conclusion of how attainment of a virtuous treatment planning could deliver a satisfactory result. Materials and methods: A total of 150 people from the general Indian population belonging to the mean age group of 18-28 years were included in the questionnaire study. They were asked to go through a set of eight questionnaires, which were prepared keeping in mind the requirements of people in a day to day life from an orthodontic point of view. Results: Chi Square test was done using SPSS software 20.0, according to which all the frequencies were found to be significant with a value of p<0.001. Conclusion: Variations of perception among individuals of different age, sex, culture will always prevail, hence an overall assessment of smile esthetics should be done keeping in mind the basic requirement of the general population that should come forth in conquering the desires of the patients within the boundaries of orthodontics in order to deliver a socially acceptable result.
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Mayank Trivedi
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