SMILE WIDTH PREFERENCE IN VERTICAL FACIAL PROPORTIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v8i02.433Keywords:
Esthetics, Face types, Smile width.Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effect of alteration of smile width on attractiveness of smile and to find the most suitable smile width for a particular face type.
Materials & Methods: Photographs of two selected subjects were altered to produce three face types for the same individual with the aim of keeping the frame of the smile constant. Smile width was then altered. The pictures were rated by different professionals for attractiveness.
Results: The total number of raters was 100 with the mean age of 30.3 years ± 8 years. The alteration in the smile width produced statistically significant difference in the attractiveness of faces whereas the perception difference was found to be insignificant amongst raters of different professions. Broad smile widths were preferred in all subjects except in dolichofacial subjects where a narrow smile was preferred.
Conclusions: The variability in smile width showed significant difference in the esthetic score. Preferred smile width was found for individual face types.`
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