Evaluation of the Relationship between Subjects’ Perception and Professional Assessment of Esthetic Treatment Needs

Abstract

The findings of this survey suggest that there was a relative disagreement between subjects' perception and professional assessment regarding the need for esthetic dental treatment. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE In the present survey, the agreement between subjects' perception and clinical assessment of esthetic dental treatment need was found to be very low, which highlighted the discrepancies between patients' and dentists' perceptions of esthetic needs.

Responsiveness of the Prosthetic Esthetic Scale

“…The moderate correlation between the professionally administered and patient-reported measures of esthetics might seem surprising. Nevertheless, this finding has been shown to be almost factual in studies comparing dentists' and patients' perception of oral esthetics [22][23][24][25]. This study thus add to the mounting evidence that it is difficult for the professional clinician to predict what effect treatment might have on the individual patient.…”

Efficacy and safety of over-the-counter whitening strips as compared to home-whitening with 10 % carbamide peroxide gel—systematic review of RCTs and metanalysis

“…Over the years, the concern about the esthetic aspect of the smile has become an important component of oral health and has been highly associated to the media image-look white dentition [3]. As a consequence, the seek for tooth whitening increased significantly, and a number of products, techniques, and procedures were launched in the dental market; however, only the 10 % carbamide peroxide gel received the seal of acceptance of the American Dental Association (ADA), assuring its efficacy and safety for at-home tooth whitening [4].…”

Changes in Patient Evaluation of Completed Orthodontic Esthetics after Dental Bleaching

“…Counterintuitively, none of the increases were significantly different than any of the others, and in fact, although not statistically significant, the greatest increases were seen in response to questions (numbers 3 and 6) that could have no relationship to bleaching. It has been previously noted that patients’ perception of needed cosmetic treatments does not correlate well with dentists’ views 16 . Patients seem to blur the differences between different qualities based upon their overall view.…”