April 9, 2025Open Access

Adaptation and Validation of the Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (Pidaq) in a Romanian Youth Sample

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Validation confirms the reliability of PIDAQ for assessing dental aesthetics impact in Romanian youths, highlighting importance for self-esteem.

Results confirmed the PIDAQ-RO is a reliable tool for assessing dental aesthetics impact, with excellent internal consistency across subscales.
The study involved 775 young Romanian adults, finding strong correlations between dental self-confidence and self-esteem, life satisfaction.
Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the 4-factor model, supporting factorial validity and gender invariance of the questionnaire.
Positive relationships were found between dental aesthetics and self-esteem, while aesthetic concern had a minor negative correlation with life satisfaction.

Balgiu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Validation confirms the reliability of PIDAQ for assessing dental aesthetics impact in Romanian youths, highlighting importance for self-esteem.