[Dental awareness among young adults].
Awareness of own dental appearance was studied in 150 18-year old individuals by assessing their ability to identify a photograph of own teeth among 17 alternative photographs. More than two thirds of the subjects identified their picture on first trial, which reflects a high level of dental awareness in the group. Consciousness about dental arrangement was high as 56% reported deviating tooth position as a primary cause for recognition. Other features, such as tooth morphology, discolouration and fractures were stated as reasons for identification by 26% of the individuals. The findings indicate that young adults are able to recognize a good orthodontic treatment result. Therefore, a high standard of the treatment delivered seems to be justified by the level of dental awareness in young adults.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000523:psychology*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D010781:Photography; D012649:Self Concept
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