Method: 90 volunteer subjects (58 males and 32 females) were given a self-evaluation questionnaire with 11 simple Yes- No questions about the esthetic result of a fixed Prosthodontic treatment received for their upper anterior teeth. The same questioner was completed for each subject by three clinicians through clinical photographs for different views subject's smile. Agreement between patients and clinicians were calculated for all subjects to evaluate patients perception to their esthetic results.
Results: 47.8% - 72.2% agreement was calculated between patients and clinicians, and the average agreement was 53.64 (60%). Significant agreements were related to the satisfaction with the color of the crown and/or bridge margin, visibility of dark spaces between teeth, symmetrical of size and shape of the crown and/or bridge with natural teeth, and visibility of redness and/or swelling gum related to the prosthesis.
Conclusion: There was variability in the agreement between patients and dentists with the satisfaction of aesthetic result of anterior restoration. Factor such as gender, age and educational level may affect the results of the agreement.