Research Article
Self-Perception of Dental Esthetics among Dental Students at King Saud University and Their Desired Treatment
Table 5
Comparison of the subjects’ responses regarding shade preference for teeth with respect to their characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Type of color | -value | | None | B3 | B1 | A2 | B2 | A1 | BL1 |
| | Gender | | Male | 53 (28.6) | 8 (4.3) | 66 (35.7) | 5 (2.7) | 12 (6.5) | 5 (2.7) | 36 (19.5) | <0.0001 | | Female | 51 (25.5) | 0 | 104 (52.0) | 1 (0.5) | 6 (3.0) | 12 (6.0) | 26 (13.0) |
| | Academic year | | 1st | 18 (22.5) | 0 | 24 (30.0) | 0 | 1 (1.3) | 2 (2.5) | 35 (43.8) | — | | 2nd | 11 (13.8) | 0 | 46 (57.5) | 0 | 4 (5.0) | 1 (1.3) | 18 (22.5) | | 3rd | 22 (27.5) | 0 | 44 (55.0) | 1 (1.3) | 6 (7.5) | 2 (2.5) | 5 (6.3) | | 4th | 24 (34.3) | 0 | 28 (40.0) | 5 (7.1) | 1 (1.4) | 10 (14.3) | 2 (2.9) | | 5th | 29 (38.7) | 8 (10.7) | 28 (37.3) | 0 | 6 (8.0) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (2.7) |
| | GPA | | 4.5–5 | 64 (23.7) | 2(0.7) | 130 (48.1) | 2 (0.7) | 10 (3.7) | 12 (4.4) | 50 (18.5) | — | | 3.75–4.49 | 36 (33.3) | 5(4.6) | 38 (35.2) | 4 (3.7) | 8 (7.4) | 5 (4.6) | 12 (11.1) | | <3.75 | 4 (57.1) | 1(14.3) | 2 (28.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Monthly household income (in SAR) | | <10,000 | 6 (26.1) | 0 | 12 (52.2) | 1 (4.3) | 0 | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.3) | — | | 10,000–15,000 | 13 (34.2) | 0 | 15 (39.5) | 0 | 1 (2.6) | 0 | 9 (23.7) | | 15,000–20,000 | 21 (27.6) | 1 (1.3) | 33 (43.4) | 1 (1.3) | 5 (6.6) | 1 (1.3) | 14 (18.4) | | Above 20,000 | 64 (25.8) | 7 (2.8) | 110 (44.4) | 4 (1.6) | 12 (4.8) | 13 (5.2) | 38 (15.3) |
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Statistically significant. GPA: Grade point average. |
