Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (Sep 2015)
Comparison of Aesthetic Perception of Smile Between Dentists and General Population
Abstract
Objective: To compare aesthetic perception of smile between gernal population and dentists by varyinglengths of maxillary lateral incisors. Introduction: Patient perception and expectation of their smile plays a very important role when providingan anterior tooth restoration. The aim of conducting the study was to compare the perception of esthetic smilebetween general population and dentists by varying length of maxillary lateral incisors. Design: Cross sectional study. Materials and Methods: A photograph of a female smile from frontal view was digitally altered to produceimages with varying lengths of maxillary lateral incisor. These images were arranged in descending order;from most attractive to least attractive by the participants. The participants of the study included two groups;first group comprised of Dental Surgeons where as second group consisted of general population. Results: Evaluation of the results showed a significant difference in aesthetic perception of smile betweenthe Dentist and general population. Conclusion: Perception of aesthetics is not similar between the dentists and the general population.