ABSTRACT

Creating a natural dental appearance has become important in all fields of dentistry. Patients' expectations of appearance need to be given utmost importance as their satisfaction is very important. Dental materials thus used should match peoples natural teeth. A breakthrough in modern dentistry is the introduction of the veneers. The veneers are said to require very minimal preparation of the tooth to receive an esthetic restoration. The aim of the study is to evaluate the age and gender of patients undergoing direct veneering. A retrospective study was carried on with a sample size of 42 patients who underwent direct veneering in the university hospital, Chennai. The data was collected and verified. The age and gender of the patient was noted. Excel tabulation was done and the results obtained from SPSS version 19. Statistical test performed was the chi square test. From the data it is inferred that 52.38% of males and 47.62% of females underwent direct veneering. 14.28% of patients belong to age 22 and 11.9% to 24 years. Overall patients who reported were of age 14 years – 66 years. Among the patients who reported 76.1% were young adults. 2.38% of them were children, 2.38% of them were older adults, 19% of them belonged to middle aged group adults. The p value=0.056 (p>0.05) showing a non significant association between age and gender of patients who underwent direct veneering. It was concluded that mostly male patients underwent direct veneering than females and most of the population belonged to the age group of young adults followed by the middle aged adults, children and the older adults Keywords: Aesthetics; appearance; direct veneering; gender
Publication date: 01/08/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1087