Patient Satisfaction and Quality-of-life After Dental Aesthetic Procedures

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This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the distribution of dental aesthetic procedures applied in patients presenting with aesthetic complaints to our department and to evaluate patient satisfaction and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) 2-4 weeks after the completion of treatments. Ninety volunteers who underwent minimally invasive aesthetic dental procedures were included in the research (Ethical approval no: GO 23/443), after signing informed consent. Data on demographic details (gender, age, education, occupation), health conditions, and types of dental aesthetic treatments were collected. The OHRQoL was evaluated using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14), and satisfaction levels were measured through the Visual Analogue Scale. Statistical analysis was done via SPSS 21, utilizing paired samples T-test and Chi-Square tests. This study comprised 65 female (72.2%) and 25 male (27.8%) participants, aged between 14-67 years. The accomplished treatments included diastema closure (36.7%), fracture repair (42.2%), dysmorphic disorder corrections (14.4%), pink aesthetics (1.1%), and tooth whitening (36.7%). A statistically significant difference was found when satisfaction scores before and after treatment were compared (p<0.001) and the mean OHIP-14 score of the participants was 6.93 ± 5.77 (ranging between 0-26), presenting mostly high OHRQoL with variations according to the type of aesthetic procedures recieved by the patients. The most desired minimally invasive dental aesthetic procedures were fracture repair, diastema closure, and tooth whitening. The dental aesthetic applications have a distinctively positive potential to increase patients' satisfaction and OHRQoL.

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