VIEIRA, M. P. C. N.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5143771485447350; VIEIRA, Matheus Pedro Castro do Nascimento.
Résumé:
The standards of beauty established by culture make the search for
aesthetic treatments increase, since there are psychological implications that
influence the resourcefulness of the individual, thus resulting in the evolution or
involution of being. Objective: to evaluate the relevance and influence that aesthetic
dentistry presents to the health fields of the individual. Methodology: The sample
consisted of 150 dentistry patients, aged 18 years and older, of both genders,
performed between November 2018 and March 2019. The Socio-demographic,
Psychosocial Impact of Dental Esthetics and Self-Esteem Scale of Rosenberg
adapted. At the end, the means of the results were made to find out if there is a
psychosocial impact of the dental esthetics and if the patients had low self-esteem.
Results: Of these 150 participants, 103 (68.7%) were of the female gender and 47
(31.3%) were of the masculine gender. When questioned about age the majority
presented having 39 or more years 48 (32%). The data collected regarding schooling
resulted in a majority of 39 (26%) for participants who had incomplete upper course.
When asked about per capita income, the majority (98, 65.4%) of study participants
reported having up to one minimum wage. For the Psychosocial Impact of Dental
Esthetics questionnaire, the mean was 28.03 and in the self-esteem questionnaire
the mean was 23.36. Conclusion: dental aesthetics had a great psychosocial impact
on patients' routine and because of this self-esteem was low according to the results
obtained.