Table 2.

Adolescents’ and Parents’ Esthetic Perceptions by Maxillary Incisor/Canine Fluorosis Status (N=376)

		Adolescent Responses				Parent Responses
Item	Response	Total %	Adolescent Fluorosis Status		P-Value*	Total %	Adolescent Fluorosis Status		P-Value**
			%No (n=278)	%Yes (n=98)			%No (n=278)	%Yes (n=98)
Overall appearance†	Very satisfied	22	24	14	0.15	39	43	30	0.014
	Somewhat satisfied	63	60	70		46	45	48
	Somewhat dissatisfied	12	13	11		11	8	20
	Very dissatisfied	3	3	4		3	4	2
Concerns††
Shape	Yes	19	20	19	0.89	12	10	15	0.21
Color	Yes	45	45	44	0.82	43	38	55	0.005
Alignment	Yes	35	34	38	0.47	37	35	43	0.15
Spacing	Yes	18	16	22	0.17	15	16	14	0.87
Crowding	Yes	26	24	32	0.14	23	23	20	0.58
Color irregularities	Yes	27	27	29	0.70	22	15	42	<0.001
Other	Yes	3	4	0	0.042	5	4	7	0.16
Overall color†	Very satisfied	24	27	18	0.52	34	37	24	<0.001
	Somewhat satisfied	58	55	65		52	52	51
	Somewhat dissatisfied	15	15	14		13	10	22
	Very dissatisfied	3	3	2		1	1	2

^†P-value from Cochran-Armitage Trend Test.

^††P-value from Fisher’s Exact Test.

^*P-values show comparison of adolescents’ esthetic perceptions by their fluorosis status.

^**P-values show comparison of parents’ esthetic perceptions by their adolescents’ fluorosis status.