ReviewThe Angle orthodontist2016
Children's perceptions of smile esthetics and their influence on social judgment.
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- Asymmetric Gingival Margins of Maxillary Central Incisors: Does It Matter to Lay Persons and Professionals.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2026Article
- Evaluation of SMART technique using Nano-silver fluoride and Silver Diamine Fluoride; evaluation of tooth discoloration and shear bond strength in primary molars.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Article
- Facial features of cartoon characters and their perceived attributes.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Oral health-related quality of life in Egyptian children with Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation. An observational study.BDJ open · 2024Article
- Esthetics in Pediatric Dentistry-BioFlx Crowns: Case Series.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Laypersons' Esthetic Perception of Different Dentogingival Characteristics Based on Smile Dynamics: Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Creating Three-Dimensional Templates of Smiling and Pouting Faces for Different Sex- and Age Groups.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Perception of Dentofacial Aesthetics in School Children and Their Parents.European journal of dentistry · 2021Article
- Aesthetic-functional reconstruction of dental fracture and its impact on the psychosocial aspect.International journal of burns and trauma · 2021Article
- The Influence of Abnormalities in the Profile and Overjet on Psychological Well-Being.Turkish journal of orthodontics · 2021Article
- Perspectives of laypeople towards the morphological characteristics of a youthful smile on frontal view: A computerized simulated photographic evaluation.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo define a threshold of acceptance of smile esthetics for children and adolescents. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic search in the medical literature (PubMed, PubMed Central, National Library of Medicine's Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trials, Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Google Scholar, and LILACs) was performed to identify all peer-reviewed papers reporting data regarding the evaluation of children's and adolescents' perceptions of dental esthetic factors. The search was conducted using a research strategy based on keywords such as "children," "adolescents," "smile aesthetics perception," "smile aesthetics evaluation." Studies analyzing smile esthetics involving at least 10 observers younger than 18 years of age were selected.
resultsAmong the 1667 analyzed articles, five studies were selected for the final review process. No study included in the review analyzed perception of smile anomalies in a quantitative or qualitative way, thus no threshold was identified for smile features. Among the analyzed samples, unaltered smiles were always significantly associated with better evaluation scores when compared with altered smiles.
conclusionsSmile esthetics influence social perception during childhood and adolescence. However, thresholds of smile esthetic acceptance in children and adolescents are still not available.
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