ArticleThe Angle orthodontist2022
Smile microesthetics as perceived by dental professionals and laypersons.
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- Effects of Shape and Position of Gingival Margin of Maxillary Anterior Teeth on Perception of Smile Aesthetics by Periodontists, Restorative Dentists, General Dentists, and Non-professionals.Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2025Article
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- Simulation of oral environmental conditions through artificial aging of teeth for the assessment of enamel discoloration in orthodontics.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Perception of dental appearance and aesthetic analysis among patients, laypersons and dentists.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- The knowledge regarding the impacts and management of black triangles among dental professionals and laypeople.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Relationships between perception of black triangles appearance, personality factors and level of education.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of the ethnic, profession, gender, and social background on the perception of upper dental midline deviations in smile esthetics by Chinese and Black raters.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Microesthetics in orthodontics: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthodontic science · 2023Article
- Impact of Gingival Margin Asymmetries on the Smile Esthetic Perception of Dental Specialists, Doctors of Dental Medicine, Students, and Laypeople: a Comparative Pilot Study.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate and compare the perception of different dental professionals and laypersons toward altered gingival characteristics (microesthetics) and to identify those characteristics that are most negatively and positively rated. MATERIALS AND
methodsA smiling photograph of a female dental student was selected and digitally manipulated to create changes in different microesthetic parameters. These altered images were rated by the following five groups: 120 orthodontists, 45 periodontists, 49 prosthodontists, 130 general dentists, and 172 laypersons. Smile esthetics scores were calculated, and comparisons between groups were performed using the univariate general linear model.
resultsThe presence of black triangles between the upper incisors was the most negatively rated, and the ideal smile was the most positively rated. Significant differences were detected in the rating scores among the different study groups (P < .05). Orthodontists, prosthodontists, and general dentists scored the presence of a black triangle in the smile as the least attractive, whereas periodontists and laypersons perceived the inflamed gingiva and pigmented gingiva as the least attractive, respectively. Dental specialists tended to give the altered smile images lower scores than the laypersons.
conclusionsThe ideal smile and that with black triangles between the upper incisors were rated as the most and the least attractive smiles, respectively. Orthodontists, prosthodontists, and general dentists scored the presence of black triangles in the smile as the least attractive, whereas periodontists and laypersons perceived the inflamed gingiva and pigmented gingiva as the least attractive smiles, respectively. Dental specialists tended to give the altered smile images lower scores than the laypersons.
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