Table 3.
dental appearance, tooth colour and desired aesthetic treatment among age groups
| Variable | Age Group | X2 | P Value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 20YRS | 21 - 40YRS | 41 - 60YRS | ≥ 61YRS | ||||||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||||
| Satisfied with teeth appearance | YES | 24 | 51.1 | 144 | 69.9 | 79 | 66.4 | 16 | 80.0 | 7.742 | 0.052 | ||
| NO | 23 | 48.9 | 62 | 30.1 | 40 | 33.6 | 4 | 20.0 | |||||
| Satisfied with tooth colour | YES | 27 | 56.2 | 135 | 65.5 | 76 | 63.9 | 15 | 71.4 | 1.963 | 0.580 | ||
| NO | 21 | 43.8 | 71 | 34.5 | 43 | 36.1 | 6 | 28.6 | |||||
| Felt teeth were crowded | YES | 12 | 25.5 | 32 | 15.9 | 16 | 13.9 | 6 | 33.3 | 6.643 | 0.84 | ||
| NO | 35 | 74.5 | 169 | 84.1 | 99 | 86.1 | 12 | 66.7 | |||||
| Felt teeth were poorly set | YES | 15 | 31.9 | 57 | 27.8 | 24 | 20.0 | 7 | 35.0 | 4.245 | 0.236 | ||
| NO | 32 | 68.1 | 148 | 72.2 | 96 | 80.0 | 13 | 65.0 | |||||
| Felt front teeth were protruding/ bulging | YES | 14 | 29.2 | 24 | 12.1 | 17 | 14.8 | 0 | 00.0 | 12.755 | 0.005 | ||
| NO | 34 | 70.8 | 175 | 87.9 | 98 | 85.2 | 20 | 100.0 | |||||
| Felt dental caries/holes in teeth | YES | 4 | 8.30 | 43 | 21.0 | 25 | 20.8 | 7 | 33.3 | 6.578 | 0.087 | ||
| NO | 44 | 91.7 | 162 | 79.0 | 95 | 79.2 | 14 | 66.7 | |||||
| Had non aesthetic restoration in the anterior teeth | YES | 4 | 8.30 | 12 | 5.90 | 8 | 6.90 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.699 | 0.873 | ||
| NO | 44 | 91.7 | 192 | 94.1 | 108 | 93.1 | 19 | 90.5 | |||||
| Perceived fractured front teeth | YES | 7 | 14.6 | 33 | 16.0 | 22 | 18.2 | 7 | 33.3 | 4.294 | 0.231 | ||
| NO | 41 | 85.4 | 173 | 84.0 | 99 | 81.8 | 14 | 66.7 | |||||
| Had missing front teeth | YES | 4 | 8.5 | 20 | 9.70 | 12 | 10.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 0.570 | 0.903 | ||
| NO | 43 | 91.5 | 187 | 90.3 | 108 | 90.0 | 18 | 84.2 | |||||
| Wish to restore back fractured teeth | YES | 32 | 68.1 | 134 | 67.3 | 75 | 65.8 | 15 | 78.9 | 1.297 | 0.730 | ||
| NO | 15 | 31.9 | 65 | 32.7 | 39 | 32.2 | 4 | 21.1 | |||||
| Do you know discoloured teeth can be whitened | YES | 42 | 91.3 | 164 | 81.2 | 89 | 76.7 | 16 | 84.2 | 4.712 | 0.194 | ||
| NO | 4 | 8.70 | 38 | 18.8 | 27 | 23.3 | 3 | 15.8 | |||||
| Wish to undergo orthodontic treatment | YES | 19 | 44.2 | 74 | 39.4 | 36 | 35.3 | 8 | 44.4 | 1.309 | 0.727 | ||
| NO | 24 | 55.8 | 114 | 60.6 | 66 | 64.7 | 10 | 55.6 | |||||
| Wish to undergo tooth whitening treatment | YES | 27 | 58.7 | 119 | 60.1 | 65 | 57.5 | 11 | 57.9 | 0.212 | 0.976 | ||
| NO | 19 | 41.3 | 79 | 39.9 | 48 | 42.5 | 8 | 42.1 | |||||
| Wish to have dental crown if needed | YES | 11 | 26.2 | 62 | 34.6 | 26 | 24.8 | 4 | 22.2 | 4.017 | 0.260 | ||
| NO | 31 | 73.8 | 117 | 65.4 | 79 | 75.2 | 14 | 77.8 | |||||
| Wish to have tooth colour fillings | YES | 10 | 23.3 | 61 | 32.4 | 40 | 37.0 | 9 | 47.4 | 4.365 | 0.225 | ||
| NO | 33 | 76.7 | 127 | 67.6 | 68 | 63.0 | 10 | 52.6 | |||||
| Wish to have missing teeth replaced | YES | 11 | 25.6 | 58 | 30.7 | 31 | 28.7 | 9 | 50.0 | 3.891 | 0.274 | ||
| NO | 32 | 74.4 | 131 | 69.3 | 77 | 71.3 | 9 | 50.0 | |||||