Impact of Self-Perceived Dental Esthetic on Psycho-Social Well-Being and Dental Self Confidence: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Female Students in Riyadh City

Figures & data

Table 1 Frequency and Percentages of Sociodemographic Variables

Variables	Subcategories	N (%)
Age	18–20	915 (49.27)
	21–30	942 (50.73)
University Affiliation	GU1	701 (37.75)
	GU2	637 (34.30)
	PU1	132 (7.11)
	PU2	387 (20.84)
Field of Study	Health	775 (41.73)
	Social Sciences	230 (12.39%)
	Engineering	304 (16.37)
	Arts and Humanities	548 (29.51)
College Level	Junior	811 (43.67)
	Middle	758 (40.82)
	Senior	288 (15.51)
Income (SR) per month	<3000	84 (4.52)
	3001–6000	160 (8.26)
	6001–10,000	280 (15.08)
	10,001–15,000	389 (20.95)
	>15,001	944 (50.83)

Abbreviations: GU1, government university 1; GU2, government university 2; PU1, private university 1; PU2, private university 2.

Table 2 Mean and SD for PIDAQ Subscale and Total Scores

Domain	Mean	SD	Range
Dental self-consciousness Total score:	8.5	5.3	0–24
Social impact Total Score:	23.9	6.3	0–32
Psychological impact total score:	17.1	5.3	0–24
Aesthetic attitude total score:	8.8	3.4	0–12
PIDAQ total score	58.2	11.4	0–92

Table 3 Comparison of Mean PIDAQ Subscale and Total Scores Among Different Sociodemographic Variables

Variable	Subcategories	DSC Mean (SD)	p value (ANOVA)	SI	p value (ANOVA)	PI	p value (ANOVA)	AC	p value (ANOVA)	Total PIDAQ	p value (ANOVA)
Age	18–20	8.65 (5.23)	0.298	23.98 (6.33)	0.585	16.92 (5.38)	0.301	8.77 (3.40)	0.990	58.32 (11.81)	0.760
	21–30	8.39 (5.33)		23.82 (6.35)		17.18 (5.27)		8.77 (3.37)		58.16 (11.07)
University Affiliation	GU1	8.9 (5.54)	<0.0001*	24.34 (6.17)	<0.0001*	16.93 (5.41)	0.0256*	8.88 (3.27)	0.1931	59.05 (11.19)	0.0024*
	GU2	8.73 (5.25)		24.33 (6.08)		16.71 (5.01)		8.56 (3.60)		58.33 (10.59)
	PU1	8.63 (5.54)		23.75 (7.13)		17.42 (6.10)		9.13 (3.34)		58.92 (12.66)
	PU2	7.43 (4.63)		22.45 (6.59)		17.70 (5.36)		8.79 (3.22)		56.37 (12.57)
Field of Study	Health	8.75 (5.39)	0.0110*	24.15 (6.46)	0.0195*	16.96 (5.47)	0.5460	8.713 (3.56)	0.2462	58.59 (11.53)	0.0144*
	Social sciences	8.06 (4.91)		23.93 (6.35)		17.48 (5.28)		9.07 (3.09)		58.56 (11.38)
	Engineering	9.09 (5.67)		24.44 (6.06)		16.86 (5.07)		8.95 (3.27)		59.35 (10.53)
	Arts and Humanities	8.05 (5.00)		23.21 (6.26)		17.08 (5.26)		8.61 (3.28)		56.97 (11.72)
College Level	Junior	8.65 (5.28)	0.1086	23.31 (6.40)	0.0026*	16.93 (5.29)	0.1337	8.72 (3.24)	0.0406*	57.62 (11.80)	0.0709
	Middle	8.61 (5.37)		24.41 (6.20)		17.04 (5.30)		8.66 (3.54)		58.74 (10.89)
	Senior	8.07 (5.11)		23.91 (6.22)		17.02 (5.37)		8.94 (3.32)		57.96 (11.44)
Income	<3000	10.83 (4.87)	<0.0001*	22.31 (5.48)	0.0039*	15.61 (4.86)	0.0046*	7.90 (3.39)	0.0037*	56.65 (10.87)	0.2932
	3001–6000	9.54 (5.39)		24.23 (6.05)		16.44 (5.25)		8.76 (3.20)		58.96 (11.67)
	6001–10,000	9.06 (4.81)		24.33 (5.93)		16.88 (5.13)		8.57 (3.29)		58.83 (10.26)
	10,001–15,000	9.15 (5.36)		23.09 (6.71)		16.77 (5.36)		8.46 (3.37)		57.47 (11.81)
	>15,001	7.72 (5.27)		24.19 (6.38)		17.45 (5.39)		9.03 (3.42)		58.39 (11.61)

Note: *Statistically significant.

Abbreviations: GU1, government university 1; GU2, government university 2; PU1, private university 1; PU2, private university 2; DSC, dental self-confidence; SI, social impact; PI, psychosocial impact; AC, esthetic concern.