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Pithon MM, Costa MS, Coqueiro R, Couto F. Influence of Color on Attractiveness of Petit Facial Mask. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2015; 4 (2):99-103.
Evaluate the esthetic attractiveness of the Petit type facial masks of different colors among youngsters from public and private schools.
Materials and methods
Eight orthopedic facial masks of the Petit type, in different colors were evaluated. Images were obtained of the same patient, and were standardized with a program for changing images (Adobe Photoshop software from CS). The following colors were inserted in the masks: white, gray, green, yellow, blue, pink, orange and black. After acquisition, the images were printed on photographic paper and incorporated into a specific and personalized questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed among children of both genders, in the age ranges from 7 to 8, and 9 to 10 years, at public and private schools (n = 200). For the scores attributed to each image, the Mann-Whitney test was used, and among groups, Spearman's correlation. The level of significance adopted was 5%.
Results
Only the scores attributed to the color brown presented significant difference between the schoolchildren from public and private schools. In a comparison between genders, the boys awarded better scores to the colors gray, blue and black, whereas the girls awarded better scores to the color pink. When comparing the age ranges examined there were no statistical differences.
Conclusion
The color of the Petit type of facial mask has an influence on the esthetic attractiveness to children from 7 to 10 years, and preference for certain colors is also influenced by gender and the type of school (public or private).
How to cite this article
Pithon MM, Costa MSC, Coqueiro R, Couto F, Saini R. Influence of Color on Attractiveness of Petit Facial Mask. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2015;4(2):99-103.
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