Influence of facial pattern in smile attractiveness regarding gingival exposure assessed by dentists and laypersons.
Introduction: The present study aimed to assess the influence of facial pattern in smile attractiveness on different levels of gingival exposure evaluated by dental specialists and laypersons.Methods: Frontal photographs of 2 white Brazilian women, one with a long face and the other with a balanced...
| Published in: | American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics Vol. 155; no. 2; pp. 224 - 234 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Feb2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=134403682&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 134403682 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 08895406 1WT jtl: American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics issn: 08895406 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2019 vid: 155 iid: 2 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 134403682 134403682 NLM30712694 134403682 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.03.026 NLM30712694 134403682 ppf: 224 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Influence of facial pattern in smile attractiveness regarding gingival exposure assessed by dentists and laypersons. aug: au: Lima, Anderson Paulo Barbosa de Conti, Ana Cláudia de Castro Ferreira Filho, Leopoldino Capelozza Cardoso, Mauricio de Almeida Almeida-Pedrin, Renata Rodrigues affil: Department of Orthodontics, Sagrado Coração University, Bauru, Brazil sug: subj: Attitude Aesthetics, Dental Dentistry Facial Expression Gingiva Anatomy and Histology Attitude of Health Personnel Female Male Middle Age Young Adult Adult Adolescence Aged Scales Middle Aged: 45-64 years Adult: 19-44 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: Introduction: The present study aimed to assess the influence of facial pattern in smile attractiveness on different levels of gingival exposure evaluated by dental specialists and laypersons.Methods: Frontal photographs of 2 white Brazilian women, one with a long face and the other with a balanced face, were acquired and subsequently modified to simulate gingival exposure from 0 to 6 mm. Four groups of evaluators of both sexes (mean age 34 y), including laypersons (n = 24) and dental specialists (n = 72; 24 orthodontists, 24 periodontists, and 24 maxillofacial surgeons), used a Likert-type scale to evaluate the attractiveness of the smiles of these subjects with different levels of gingival exposure. Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman tests were used to compare the perceptions of the dental specialists and laypersons. Spearman rank correlation coefficient was used to associate the age of the examiners with their rating outcomes. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.Results: Statistically significant differences were observed for the following levels of exposure for the long-faced subject: 0 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, and 6 mm. Laypersons were less critical than dental specialists. In the balanced-face subject, statistically significant differences were observed between laypersons and dental specialists for gingival exposure levels of 4 mm, 5 mm, and 6 mm. Laypersons perceived gingival exposure to a lesser extent for the balanced-face subject than for the long-face subject. The balanced face was better rated than the long face by dental specialists and laypersons for all levels of gingival exposure.Conclusions: Facial patterns influenced the smile attractiveness evaluation. The facial characteristics of a balanced facial pattern attenuated the perception of gingival exposure. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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