Open AccessEvaluation of the Perception of Aesthetics in the Joint Prosthesis Department of the University Hospital Center of Odontostomatology (C.H.U.O.S) in Bamako
Author(s) -
B Coulibaly,
L Traore,
M Kouame,
K Touré,
K Kamissoko,
S Sissoko,
Kané A. S. T,
Boubacar Ba,
M Gueye
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eas journal of dentistry and oral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-7324
pISSN - 2663-1849
DOI - 10.36349/easjdom.2022.v04i02.002
Subject(s) - edentulism , prosthesis , population , medicine , dental prosthesis , dentistry , rehabilitation , perception , prosthodontics , psychology , physical therapy , oral health , implant , surgery , environmental health , neuroscience
Tooth loss is, for the majority of patients, a strong physical and psychological disorder. The objective of this study was to evaluate the individual perception of dental aesthetics among patients received for joint prosthetic rehabilitation in the prosthesis department of the CHU-OS of Bamako. This was an epidemiological, descriptive and prospective study. The survey lasted 5 months, from April to August 2013. The population studied is made up of all the people seen in the prosthesis department. The variables studied were socio-demographic (sex, age) and clinical variables (reason for consultation, color, shape and position of teeth, personal appreciation of aesthetics, smile identification, patient satisfaction). The data obtained were entered and analyzed with SPSS version 20 software and processed with Word 2013 software. We examined 218 patients and the distribution according to sex showed a predominance of women with 67% with a sex ratio of 0.49. The study highlighted the youth of our population with 34.86% of people who are between 25 and 34 years old. In this study, white and well-positioned teeth are the dental aesthetic criteria most sought after by patients with respectively 91.3% and 54.6% of cases considering the position of the tooth always in association with the color as an important element in the aesthetics of a smile. The disability of edentulism opens up a psychological dimension that the practitioner must understand. It is a global care of the patient with his doubts and anxieties.