title: Influences of age and maxillary anterior teeth status on patient's satisfaction with dental appearance and tooth colour.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the impact of age, gender, tooth colour and maxillary anterior teeth status on patient's satisfaction with their dental appearance.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 259 Caucasian subjects participated in the study (119 men, mean age 56 years; 140 women, mean age 61 years) divided into three age groups (young <35 age; middle aged 35-54 age; old ≥55 age). Their maxillary anterior teeth status was classified into three groups: (1) natural teeth (NTG) group; (2) composite filling group (CFG) and (3) porcelain-fused-to-metal fixed prosthodontic restoration group (FPDG). The participants judged appearance and tooth colour using a scale with three categories: completely dissatisfied, moderately dissatisfied and completely satisfied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost half of the participants were completely satisfied with their dental appearance and tooth colour. Half of the 'young' and 'middle-aged' participants with natural maxillary anterior teeth were completely satisfied and half of the 'old' participants were moderately satisfied with their dental appearance and tooth colour. The majority of participants with composite restorations (45-51%) were moderately satisfied with their dental appearance, one-third of 'young' and 'middle-aged' participants were moderately satisfied or dissatisfied with their tooth colour and more than 70% of older participants were dissatisfied with their tooth colour (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Satisfaction with the appearance of the maxillary anterior teeth differed both between individuals of different age and different dental status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia. vlatkamikic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vlatka
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lajnert
authors.forename: Daniela K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Pavičić
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gržić
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kovač
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pahor
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kuis
authors.forename: Sunčana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simonić-Kocijan
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Antonić
authors.forename: Danko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bakarčić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003116:Color; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns / Q000523:psychology; D003481:Cuspid / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000523:psychology; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys