%0 Journal Article
%T Comparative Analysis of Two Methods for the Assessment of Aesthetic Impairment Involving Teeth
%A M¨¢rio Marques Fernandes
%A Luiz Eug¨ºnio Nigro Mazzilli
%A Jos¨¦ C¨ªcero Dinato
%A Rosane P¨¦rez Baldasso
%A Rog¨¦rio Nogueira de Oliveira
%J Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research
%P 51-63
%@ 2327-4107
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fmar.2022.103006
%X <span><b><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Objective:</span></b></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> To analyze and compare the effectiveness of two methods designed for the
assessment of esthetic impairment in patients with missing teeth. <b>Material
and Methods:</b> 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. <b>Results:</b> Dentists¡¯ outcomes were closer to the
expected gold-standard scores when AIPE-Odonto/Brasil was used compared to 7LS
(p &lt; 0.05). Dentists¡¯ sex, time of experience and forensic knowledge were
significantly associated with the scores obtained with both tools (p &lt;
0.05). <b>Conclusions:</b> Comparatively, AIPE-Odonto/Brasil was more effective
for the assessment of esthetic dental impairment involving missing teeth
compared to the 7LS.
%K Dental Esthetics
%K Wounds and Injuries
%K Trauma
%K Forensic Dentistry
%K Facial Injuries
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119789