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Normative values for the oro‐facial Esthetic Scale in S weden
Author(s) -
Larsson P.,
John M. T.,
Nilner K.,
List T.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/joor.12121
Subject(s) - normative , decile , dentures , population , standard score , oral health , medicine , scale (ratio) , psychology , clinical psychology , dentistry , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics
Summary This study reports the findings and challenges of the assessment of oro‐facial aesthetics in the Swedish general population and the development of normative values for the self‐reporting Orofacial Esthetic Scale ( OES ). In a Swedish national sample of 1406 adult subjects (response rate: 47%), OES decile norms were established. The influence of sociodemographics (gender, age, and education), oral health status and general health status on OES scores was analysed. Mean ± standard deviation of OES scores was 50·3 ± 15·6 units (0, worst score; 70, best score); <1% of the subjects had the minimum score of 0, and 11% had the maximum score of 70 OES units. Orofacial Esthetic Scale score differences were (i) substantial (>5 OES units) for subjects with excellent/very good versus good to poor oral or general health status; ii) small (2 units), but statistically significant for gender ( P = 0·01) and two age groups ( P = 0·02), and (iii) absent for subjects with college versus no college education ( P = 0·31) or with and without dentures ( P = 0·90). To estimate normative values for a self‐reporting health status, instrument is considered an important step in standardisation, and the developed norms provide a frame of reference in the general population to interpret the Orofacial Esthetic Scale scores.