Determination of ‘tooth’ perception as the first step in development of oral health in Turkish society: A metaphor study
Yıl: 2019 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 11 Sayfa Aralığı: 2658 - 2665 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.07.427 İndeks Tarihi: 24-09-2020
Determination of ‘tooth’ perception as the first step in development of oral health in Turkish society: A metaphor study
Öz: Aim: This study aims to reveal the ‘tooth’ perceptions in the subconscious of individuals through metaphors.Material and Methods: The sample of descriptive study consisted of 302 adult individuals who resided in in Turkey. The data werecollected by a semi-structured questionnaire form. The questionnaire was on the sociodemographic information of the participants,while the second part was on their tooth perceptions. It was asked to the participants for determining their tooth perceptions, it wasaimed for them to produce a metaphor for their tooth perceptions and explain the reason for producing that metaphor.Results: At the study, it was observed that 66 different metaphors were produced. The metaphors that were produced were categorizedunder 3 themes concerning the function, aesthetic and overall characteristics of a tooth based on the things that teeth do. It wasfound that the tooth perceptions in the society were affected by age, gender, status of brushing, frequency of brushing and thepopulation an individual is in, while these were not affected by income, smoking status and dental concerns. Aesthetical perceptionsincreased among young people, women and people with higher educational levels. The functional characteristics of teeth were moreprioritized among people of more advanced ages, men and with lower educational levels (p<0.05).Conclusion: With this metaphor study, it was understood that perceptions on teeth were mostly focused on aesthetical and/orfunctional elements, but there was an insufficient amount of perceptions that focused on teeth as organs with overall characteristics.
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