title: Patient's Perception on the Esthetic Outcome of Anterior Fixed Prosthetic Treatment.
abstract: Patient's perception to the esthetic result of the treatment received can be different from a dentist opinion. Understanding patient's opinion, demand and expectation is part of successful treatment procedure.
  
  
  
  The purpose of this study was to investigate patient's opinion about the esthetic result of the fixed prosthetic treatment received in upper anterior teeth.
  
  
  
  About 90 volunteer subjects, 58 males and 32 females were given a self-evaluation questionnaire with 11 questions to respond as Yes or No. The questions regarded the esthetic result of a fixed prosthodontic treatment received for their upper anterior teeth. The same questioner was completed for each subject by three clinicians through clinical photographs for different views of subject's smile. Agreement between patients and clinicians was calculated for all subjects to evaluate patient's perception to their esthetic results.
  
  
  
  An agreement of 47.8 to 72.2% was observed between patients and clinicians, and the average agreement was 53.64 to 60%. The highest agreement was related to satisfaction with the color of the crown and/or bridge margin while the least agreement was related to the satisfaction with the natural looking of the restoration.
  
  
  
  There was variability in the agreement between the patients and the dentists with the satisfaction of the esthetic result of anterior restoration. Factor, such as gender, age and educational level may affect the results of the agreement.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor and Consultant, Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 01 4677325, e-mail: ialshiddi@ksu.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Ibraheem F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Alshiddi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saad M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: BinSaleh
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Alhawas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003729:Dental Care; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D004954:Esthetics; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012904:Smiling; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Agreement; Anterior fixed prosthesis; Esthetic; Patient; Perception