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Esthetic perception of orthodontic appliances by Brazilian children and adolescents

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this present study was to understand how children and adolescents perceive esthetic attractiveness of a variety of orthodontic appliances. It also analyzed preferences according to patients' age, sex and socioeconomic status. METHODS: A photograph album consisting of...

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Autores principales: Kuhlman, Deise Caldas, de Lima, Tatiana Araújo, Duplat, Candice Belchior, Capelli, Jonas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dental Press International 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5125172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.21.5.058-066.oar
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author Kuhlman, Deise Caldas
de Lima, Tatiana Araújo
Duplat, Candice Belchior
Capelli, Jonas
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description OBJECTIVE: The objective of this present study was to understand how children and adolescents perceive esthetic attractiveness of a variety of orthodontic appliances. It also analyzed preferences according to patients' age, sex and socioeconomic status. METHODS: A photograph album consisting of eight photographs of different orthodontic appliances and clear tray aligners placed in a consenting adult with pleasing smile was used. A sample of children or adolescents aged between 8 and 17 years old (n = 276) was asked to rate each image for its attractiveness on a visual analog scale. Comparisons between the appliances attractiveness were performed by means of nonparametric statistics with Friedman's test followed by Dunn's multiple comparison post-hoc test. Correlation between appliances and individuals' socioeconomic status, age, sex, and esthetic perception was assessed by means of Spearman's correlation analysis. RESULTS: Attractiveness ratings of orthodontic appliances varied nonsignificantly for children in the following hierarchy: traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures > traditional metallic brackets with gray elastomeric ligatures > sapphire esthetic brackets; and for adolescents, as follows: sapphire esthetic brackets > clear aligner without attachments > traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures. The correlation between individuals' socioeconomic status and esthetic perception of a given appliance was negative and statistically significant for appliances such as the golden orthodontic brackets and traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures. CONCLUSION: Metal appliances were considered very attractive, whereas aligners were classified as less attractive by children and adolescents. The correlation between esthetic perception and socioeconomic status revealed that individuals with a higher socioeconomic level judged esthetics as the most attractive attribute. For those with higher economic status, golden orthodontic brackets and traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures were assessed as the worst esthetic option.
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spelling pubmed-51251722016-11-30 Esthetic perception of orthodontic appliances by Brazilian children and adolescents Kuhlman, Deise Caldas de Lima, Tatiana Araújo Duplat, Candice Belchior Capelli, Jonas Dental Press J Orthod Articles OBJECTIVE: The objective of this present study was to understand how children and adolescents perceive esthetic attractiveness of a variety of orthodontic appliances. It also analyzed preferences according to patients' age, sex and socioeconomic status. METHODS: A photograph album consisting of eight photographs of different orthodontic appliances and clear tray aligners placed in a consenting adult with pleasing smile was used. A sample of children or adolescents aged between 8 and 17 years old (n = 276) was asked to rate each image for its attractiveness on a visual analog scale. Comparisons between the appliances attractiveness were performed by means of nonparametric statistics with Friedman's test followed by Dunn's multiple comparison post-hoc test. Correlation between appliances and individuals' socioeconomic status, age, sex, and esthetic perception was assessed by means of Spearman's correlation analysis. RESULTS: Attractiveness ratings of orthodontic appliances varied nonsignificantly for children in the following hierarchy: traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures > traditional metallic brackets with gray elastomeric ligatures > sapphire esthetic brackets; and for adolescents, as follows: sapphire esthetic brackets > clear aligner without attachments > traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures. The correlation between individuals' socioeconomic status and esthetic perception of a given appliance was negative and statistically significant for appliances such as the golden orthodontic brackets and traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures. CONCLUSION: Metal appliances were considered very attractive, whereas aligners were classified as less attractive by children and adolescents. The correlation between esthetic perception and socioeconomic status revealed that individuals with a higher socioeconomic level judged esthetics as the most attractive attribute. For those with higher economic status, golden orthodontic brackets and traditional metallic brackets with green elastomeric ligatures were assessed as the worst esthetic option. Dental Press International 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5125172/ /pubmed/27901230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.21.5.058-066.oar Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
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title_short Esthetic perception of orthodontic appliances by Brazilian children and adolescents
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5125172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.21.5.058-066.oar
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