Abstract
Introduction: In facial dental esthetics and services to achieve attractive beauty for the human eye, more monthly funds of individual spending are spent on these services than the dental services of treatment of pathologies or dental prophylaxis. The study aims to present the concrete individual approach to dental prophylaxis and oral care, compared to the individual approach, versus facial aesthetics and not only, oriented around the idea of what the patient is inclined to choose today, cost, advantages, disadvantages and the risks of achieving the "perfect smile". Materials and methods: The study presents the collection of data from the survey of 70 individuals on the monthly services, the cost, that they perform specifically for facial aesthetics and for dental treatments or prophylaxis. The study was conducted on the processing of data collected from the survey of the target age group 20-45 years, in the geographical area of the cities of Elbasan and Tirana, in Albania. Results: 98% of individuals surveyed were aware of the services offered by facial aesthetics against the figure of 80% of individuals who had information about dental hygiene. For personal care and facial aesthetics (whether this is a cost realized with products in home conditions or in aesthetic centers) from the collected data it can be shown that such services capture "scary" figures compared to the cost of dental services. Such services in the span of one month are equal to the cost of annual services that these people spend in a dental office. Conclusions: The importance of providing information and evaluating the periodic care that patients should show on oral hygiene and oral health should be as important as any other treatment, be it aesthetic. The results showed that the concept of dental prophylaxis and its application today has changed and faded, due to the fact that patients tend to care more about facial aesthetics and "neglect" care towards oral health.
Key-Words / Index Term
oral health, facial aesthetics, dental aesthetics, dental proficiency
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Citation
Ilma Robo, Saimir Heta, Vera Ostreni, Fjoralba Sela, Blerta Rumano, Eva Haxhiu, Sonila Kapaj, "Dental Prophylaxis versus Dental-Facial Aesthetics, Data about Patients` Approach to These Treatments," International Journal of Medical Science Research and Practice, Vol.9, Issue.3, pp.1-4, 2022
