ArticleJournal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran)2025
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.
Article in Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Each patient may have a different idea of a beautiful smile. Also, during treatment, periodontists, restorative dentists and general dentists should be aware that their personal views on the beauty of a smile and their degree of sensitivity in the perception of beauty changes may differ, and this difference may affect the treatment process. Purpose: This research seeks to evaluate how alterations in the shape and position of the gingival margin in maxillary anterior teeth influence the perception of smile aesthetics among different groups including periodontists, restorative dentists, general dentists, and non-professionals. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 60 raters in four groups (n= 15) of periodontists, restorative dentists, general dentists, and non-professionals. The raters received 10 photographs including one original and 9 altered images, and they were asked to rate them regarding smile aesthetics. Data were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis, Fisher's exact, and t-test (alpha=0.05). Results: All four rater groups gave the highest score to the original image and the lowest score to the asymmetrical changes on shape and position of the gingival zenith; the statistical difference in this regard was significant in the group of periodontists, restorative dentists, and general dentists ( Conclusion: A significant difference in opinion was seen among periodontists, restorative dentists, and general dentists regarding the effect of the shape and position of the gingival margin of maxillary anterior teeth on the perception of smile aesthetics, highlighting the need to reach an interdisciplinary consensus prior to gingivectomy and aesthetic crown lengthening procedures.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.