ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Year : 2022 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | Page : 17 -20

EVALUATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENT’S PREFERENCES REGARDING SHADES OF ARTIFICIAL TEETH

Aman Merchant1, Deepak Nallaswamy2,Vinay Sivaswamy3, Vaishnavi Rajaraman4

1Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077, 2Director of Academics, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Saveetha University,Chennai-600077, 3Associate professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077, 4Assistant professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-600077

Address of correspondence

Dr. Vaishnavi RajaramanSaveetha Dental College And Hospitals, Chennai

E-mail Address- drvaish.prostho@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Aim & Objectives- To ensure a successful aesthetic outcome of a dental treatment, proper shade selection becomes a crucial step. The most important aspect after any dental procedure is patient satisfaction. The study aims to evaluate a patients aesthetic preferences regarding shades of artificial teeth

Materials & Methods- A cross sectional picture based survey was conducted in india among general population using a picture based questionnaire. The questionnaire was circulated to 1248 people out of which 454 people responded. The shades which were sent to the subjects for selection were according to the vita teeth shade guide.

Results & Conclusion- A total of 454 responses were gathered, out of which the highest number of people preferred A1 shade(43.0%). People have a perception that whiter teeth look more aesthetic. People prefer whiter teeth in contrast to darker shades, which may be more natural looking. Hence patient perception needs to be taken into consideration during shade matching.

KEYWORDS: Patients preference, Teeth Shade, Aesthetics, Artificial teeth, Perception

Conflict of Interest All the authors declare no conflict of interest

Source of Funding None

How To Cite This Article: Aman Merchantet al. Evaluation and Knowledge of patient’s preferences regarding shades of artificial teeth. Int J ProsthoRehabil2022; 3: 1:17-20. Received: 15-02-22; Accepted: 26-04-22; Web Published: 10-06-202