THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN SMILE ARCS AND BUCCAL CORRIDORS ON SMILE ESTHETICS AS RATED BY ORTHODONTISTS, GENERAL DENTISTS AND LAYPERSONS

Authors

  • Muhammad Saood Department of Orthodontics Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar.
  • Muhammad Asim Department of Orthodontics Dental Section, Bacha Khan Medical College Mardan.
  • Nasir Mushtaq 3Department of Orthodontics Rehman College of Dentistry, Peshawar
  • Akbar Ali Khan Department of Orthodontics Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar.
  • Faizan Ul Hassan Demonstrator Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Syed Suleman Shah Department of Orthodontics Khyber College of Dentistry Peshawar.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i01.339

Keywords:

Smile arc, buccal corridors, posed smile

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Occlusal treatment was focused in orthodontics for a long period of time. However, in modern orthodontics, evaluation of smile esthetics is of prime importance. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of smile arc and buccal corridors on smile attractiveness, and to compare the perception of orthodontists, general dentists and laypersons of these variables.

Materials and Methods:

This study was based on a closeup smiling photograph of a young female exhibiting posed smile with no obvious facial or dental defects. The buccal corridors (BC) and smile arc were altered using Adobe Photoshop® version CS4 (Adobe Systems, San Jose, California, USA). All photographs were rated by orthodontists, general dentists and laypersons for attractiveness with a visual analog scale (1-10).

Results: Our results showed that orthodontists, general dentists and lay people rated smiles with small BCs and consonant smile arc as significantly more attractive than those with large BCs and flatter smile arcs ( P < 0.05). However, orthodontists were better to detect small changes in BC's and smile arc than general dentists and laypeople.

Conclusion:

All participants preferred smile with consonant smile arc and minimal BC's. However, laypeople perceived changes in smile arc and BCs differently than the other two groups. Orthodontists and general dentists were better in detecting mild changes in BCs and smile arc than laypeople.

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Published

2019-03-31

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Muhammad Saood, Muhammad Asim, Nasir Mushtaq, Akbar Ali Khan, Faizan Ul Hassan, & Syed Suleman Shah. (2019). THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN SMILE ARCS AND BUCCAL CORRIDORS ON SMILE ESTHETICS AS RATED BY ORTHODONTISTS, GENERAL DENTISTS AND LAYPERSONS. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 9(01), 53–58. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v9i01.339

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Vol. 9 No. 01 (2019): JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY

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