Relationship of Smile Esthetics and Quality of Life Among High-School Adolescents in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: An Analytic Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Adolescents may experience psychosocial consequences from minor dentofacial variations. The relationship between objectively rated smile esthetics and self-reported psychosocial impact remains under-studied in Saudi adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the objectively measured smile esthetics with the subjectively reported psychosocial impact of perceived smile esthetics. Methods: Cross-sectional, multistage cluster-stratified sample technique was used to study adolescents aged 15-20 years (n = 344) from Al-Ahsa schools. Standardized extra-/intraoral photography supported Dental Esthetic Screening Index (DESI) scoring and psychosocial impact using Arabic Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) were

SUBMITTER: Alshaghdali M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12839607 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature