Title
Esthetic perception towards different combinations of facial contours and upper incisor shape
Date Issued
01 October 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Herrera Morante D.
Bernabé E.
Lagravere Vich M.
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the esthetic perception of adults with primary, secondary and higher education and recent dental graduates towards different combinations of facial contours and upper central incisor shapes. Methods: Photographs of 6 individuals with square, tapered and ovoid facial contours (2 per type) were modified to have the 3 different types of tooth shapes (square, tapered and ovoid) in each facial contour (total of 18 photographs). The 195 participants rated each photograph using visual analogue scales. Comparison between groups was performed using the Chi-square t-test (a=0.05). Results: No statistically significant differences (p>0.05) were found in the esthetic perception towards the frontal facial outline and upper incisor shape by participants' educational level. In addition, the shapes of teeth perceived as the most esthetically pleasing were not always similar to the form of frontal facial outline evaluated. Conclusions: No general agreement was found in the esthetic perception towards the frontal facial outline and upper incisor shape by educational level. Dentists tend to prefer ovoid shape tooth for almost all frontal facial outline.
Start page
193
End page
196
Volume
8
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84892493196
Source
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
ISSN of the container
16773217
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus