TITLE:
Comparative Analysis of Two Methods for the Assessment of Aesthetic Impairment Involving Teeth
AUTHORS:
Mário Marques Fernandes, Luiz Eugênio Nigro Mazzilli, José Cícero Dinato, Rosane Pérez Baldasso, Rogério Nogueira de Oliveira
KEYWORDS:
Dental Esthetics, Wounds and Injuries, Trauma, Forensic Dentistry, Facial Injuries
JOURNAL NAME:
Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research,
Vol.10 No.3,
July
29,
2022
ABSTRACT: Objective: To analyze and compare the effectiveness of two methods designed for the
assessment of esthetic impairment in patients with missing teeth. Material
and Methods: Two methods were addressed in this study: 7-level scale (7LS)
and AIPE-Odonto/Brasil. Both tools are designed to assess esthetic dental
impairment in civil and criminal Courts. One-hundred and thirteen dentists used
the tools to assess dental esthetic impairment in four mock cases (one male and
three females). The outcomes of their analyses were compared with
pre-established gold-standard scores. Chi-square test was used to investigate
the influence of dentists’ sex, age, time of experience and forensic knowledge
with their outcomes. Results: Dentists’ outcomes were closer to the
expected gold-standard scores when AIPE-Odonto/Brasil was used compared to 7LS
(p Conclusions: Comparatively, AIPE-Odonto/Brasil was more effective
for the assessment of esthetic dental impairment involving missing teeth
compared to the 7LS.