Self-perception of profile among orthodontic patients: a preliminary study
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2019.02.019
- VernacularTitle:正畸患者对自身侧貌突度感知能力的研究
- Author:
Yuanyuan WANG
1
;
Chunbo HAO
;
Tian'an LIAO
;
Baicheng BAO
;
Mengdi HUANG
Author Information
1. 海南省人民医院口腔科
- Keywords:
Orthodontics;
Cosmetic techniques;
Facial profile;
Self perception;
Facial convexity angle
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2019;25(2):147-149
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To make a preliminary study on self-perception of profile among orthodontic patients.Methods A total of 226 orthodontics patients (79 males and 147 females with average age of 19.3 years) were enrolled in this study.All the patients were treated in the Department of Orthodontics,Sun Yat-sen University Hospital of Stomatology during May to August 2016.Self-perception of profile was investigated in the patients.They were asked whether they had ever noticed their own profile and to choose from among various photos the one that most resembled their own profile.Then profile photos of patients were taken and measured.Differences between self-perception profile and actual profile were compared using paired t test.Results There were 147 patients (41 males and 106 females) answered that they had noticed their own profile.Difference was significant between patients' actual profile and self-perception profile (P＜0.05).Difference was significant between male patients' actual profile and self-perception profile (P ＜0.05).Difference was not significant between female patients' actual profile and self-perception profile (P ＞ 0.05).Compared with male patients,difference was smaller between female patients' actual profile and self-perception profile.Conclusions Compared with male patients,female patients put more emphasis on their own profile.Patients' self-perception of their own profile is not accurate.Female patients' self-perception of their own profile is more accurate than male patients.
