A comparative assessment of dento-facial aesthetics among dental, medical, nursing and physiotherapy students in a college of health sciences

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Author Details : Oluwaseun Caleb Oginni*, Olujide Oladele Soyele

Volume : 8, Issue : 2, Year : 2024

Article Page : 198-204

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jco.2024.029

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Abstract

Background: There is increased awareness and concerns about dentofacial aesthetics in most population. We sought to determine the self-assessment of dental aesthetics and perceived treatment need among a group of health professions trainees and compare the same with the researcher’s report using the Aesthetic component (AC) of Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN).
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of undergraduates in our College of Health Sciences. The researcher was calibrated. Subjects supplied their socio-demographic details, responses on perception of their teeth, and smile on a self-administered questionnaire. Additionally, respondents selected and documented a picture that best matches theirs from the AC of the IOTN chart, while the researcher did the same and compared the scores. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16.0.
Results: 121 students were studied. 59% were previous dental clinic attendees. The majority (80.2%) usually females rated their smile pleasant. 69.4% expressed satisfaction with the appearance of their teeth. Male and female subjects differed significantly in the ratings of their smile and teeth; with significantly more females rating themselves better than average. Subjects’ scores differ significantly from the researcher’s; most subjects rated their occlusion better especially females (p<0 students(p=0.0016), attendees(p=0.02).> Conclusions: While dental students are well suited for dento-facial aesthetic assessment, there is a need to introduce aspects of dental aesthetics and orthodontic treatment need appraisal among other oral health subjects to curricula in college of health science.
Keywords: Dento-facial aesthetics, Health sciences, Students, Aesthetic

How to cite : Oginni O C, Soyele O O, A comparative assessment of dento-facial aesthetics among dental, medical, nursing and physiotherapy students in a college of health sciences. J Contemp Orthod 2024;8(2):198-204

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