Faculty Articles
Title
Patient satisfaction with current dental condition related to self concept and dental status
ISBN or ISSN
0022-3913
Publication Title
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume
323
Issue
327
Publication Date / Copyright Date
3-1-1988
First Page
59
Last Page
3
Abstract
Structured interviews were administered to 168 male veterans from five locations to examine the relationship between attitudes toward dental esthetics, age, self-concept, and dental status. Results indicate the following. 1. Subjects who had a more positive self-concept rated their current dental condition higher. 2. Veterans who use dentures do not have a lower self-concept than those who have remaining natural teeth and feel more positively about their dental appearance. 3. Among the sample studied, dental appearance was considered less important than function or comfort. 4. Diminished self-concept is not associated with greater concern for dental esthetics..
Disciplines
Dentistry
NSUWorks Citation
Niessen, Linda C.; Gordon, S.; and Fryer, G., "Patient satisfaction with current dental condition related to self concept and dental status" (1988). Faculty Articles. 48.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_cdm_facarticles/48
