ArticleDentistry journal2022
The Influence of Social Network Content on the Perception of Smiles-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Survival and Complication Rates of Feldspathic, Leucite-Reinforced, Lithium Disilicate and Zirconia Ceramic Laminate Veneers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of Orthodontic-Related Social Media Content on Patients' Willingness to Initiate Treatment: A Systematic Review.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Partial Ceramic Veneers as a Conservative Restorative Strategy: A Narrative Review with Case Report.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Perceptibility and Acceptability of Tooth and Gingival Shade Modifications in Digital Smile Images: A Comparative Study Among Laypeople, General Dentists, and Specialists.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Adopting a comprehensive approach to minimize the impact of social media on dental esthetics.Journal of conservative dentistry and endodontics · 2025Article
- The Impact of Instagram on Dental Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Investigation.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2025Article
- Minimally invasive CAD/CAM lithium disilicate partial-coverage restorations show superior in-vitro fatigue performance than single crowns.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis randomized trial's objective was to investigate the impact of social network content on the perception of smiles among specialists, doctors, students of dental medicine, and laypeople.
methodA sample of 360 respondents was shown 7 digitally altered photographs of smiles (85.63% female, 14.37% male). Dental specialists, dentists, dental students (first to third year and fourth to sixth year), and laypeople made up the sample. Respondents were asked to rank the images on a scale of 1 to 10, starting with the least appealing and moving up to the most attractive, using a Google Form. Respondents were divided into experimental and control groups at the end of the following month by random selection. The experimental group followed an Instagram profile posting two images of beautiful smiles for seven days, while the control group received no intervention at all. Both groups then completed the same questionnaire again. The comparison of esthetic scores between the experimental and control group was performed using the Mann-Whitney U-test and the difference in test responses between the starting point of the measurement and after exposure to perfect content on social media within individual groups was tested with the Wilcoxon paired-samples test. When comparing the absolute difference of scores, the Mann-Whitney U-test and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used.
resultsRespondents in the experimental group rated the rounded embrasures of the incisors with lower esthetic scores compared to the control group that was not exposed to images on the Instagram social network. In those exposed to Instagram (experimental group), laypeople showed significantly greater satisfaction with their own smile after the exposure to Instagram, whereas no such difference was present in the control group.
conclusionsThe content of social networks potentially has an influence on smile perception, most visible in the perception of incisal embrasures and self-perception of smile.
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