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3/2016
vol. 18
 
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Original paper

Temperament and perception of tooth bleaching results

Katarzyna Mehr
1
,
Zofia Maciejewska-Szaniec
1
,
Tomasz Stanglewicz
2
,
Barbara Maciejewska
3
,
Agnieszka Pilarska
3
,
Jarosław Lira
4
,
Paweł Piotrowski
1

  1. Clinic of Oral Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences
  2. Dental Practice, Esthetic Medicine Surgery, Zielona Gora
  3. Chair and Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences
  4. Department of Quantitative Methods and Finance, Department of Finance and Accounting, Poznań University of Life Sciences
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2016; 18, 3: 294–297
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr/63667
Online publish date: 2016/09/26
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Background. The neurophysiological process of perceiving the results of tooth bleaching requires the correct interaction between the central nervous system and the organs of sight. Exaggerated beliefs concerning defective facial features may enhance inner attitudes about one’s own color of dentition, as well as a feeling of dissatisfaction with the degree of leaching.

Objectives. The study aimed to assess the degree of the patient satisfaction with the results of tooth bleaching in relation to their temperament.

Material and methods. There were 68 generally healthy volunteers, aged 28–38 years, with external discolorations of the teeth. They had never undergone dental bleaching and their frontal teeth did not have any fillings. After clinical evaluation and the completion of formalities, the patients were asked to fill in Strelau’s temperament questionnaire. Questionnaires and visual status were assessed three times by three doctors: before bleaching, and then 24 hours and two weeks after the home-bleaching operation, which was done with the use of Opalescence (Ultradent) in uniform sequence.

Results. There were practically no adverse side results, except a periodic dentin hypersensitivity that occurred periodically in 44 patients. The results of the visual assessment performed by the physicians did not differ. The questionnaire data showed that women were more critical of the results in relation to the expectations. Among elancholics, full satisfaction was declared by 41%, whereas among sanguine people, full satisfaction was obtained by 85%. Satisfaction with the aesthetic results was associated with bleaching by at least 4 degrees.

Conclusions. Patients’ temperament affects their subjective evaluation of the effectiveness of tooth bleaching, which should be taken into consideration in the patient’s individual dental treatment plan.
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temperament, tooth bleaching, color perception, crown discoloration

  
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