Relationship between Facial Satisfaction and Dental Aesthetic Treatment Awareness among High School Students Jung Young-Hee1, Ha Jung-Eun2, Kim Min-Ji3,* 1Dept. Dental Hygiene, Dongju College 2Dept. Dental Hygiene, Baekseok University 3Dept. Dental Hygiene, Dongseo University, South Korea *Corresponding Author: Min-Ji Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Dental Hygiene, Division of Health Sciences, Dongseo University, South Korea. Email: icealswl@gdsu.dongseo.ac.kr
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Background/Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate how high school students in adolescence are satisfied with their external appearance and to find out the relationship between facial satisfaction and dental aesthetic treatment. Method/Statistical analysis A total of 600 copies were distributed using the self-filling questionnaire from September 30th to October 6th, 2017, and 558 copies of the questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Statistical analysis of the collected data was performed using SPSS WIN ver. 24.0. Appearance satisfaction means a subjective assessment related to the level of self-satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the external appearance of a person and measured by the 5-step Likert scale. General characteristics were analyzed by using frequency analysis, X2-test, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis. Findings 188 (33.7%) of the male and 125 (22.4%) of the female respondents answered that the most important part for appearance was the face. In addition, same result came along with academic, vocational, boy's only, girl's only, coed high school, being in relationship, and popularity. There was statistically significant difference in the perception of dental aesthetic treatment, 54 (9.7%) males and 11 (2.0%) females showed that males had more negative thoughts than females. Although there is a statistically significant difference in facial satisfaction with maxillofacial satisfaction, dental aesthetic treatment has a negative correlation with it as well as statistically significant differences was not found respectively. Improvements/Applications Therefore, many publicity and efforts are needed to increase the interest in oral and maxillofacial adolescents, and it is necessary for young people to develop socio-cultural phenomena and adolescents so that they can grow into health, physically and psychologically, people in various social and cultural environments as well as parent, teachers, mass media, and others seems to be responsible for delivering a healthy appearance culture. Top Keywords Facial, satisfaction, dental aesthetic treatment, high school, students. Top |