OBJECTIVES: To analyze the perception of smile esthetics and its alterations in dental degree students; to determine whether there are differences in that perception among students in different study years on those courses and between genders; and to determine if the circumstance of having received prior orthodontic treatment could influence that perception. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Students (n = 192) in different study years of the dental degree course at the University of Valencia, Spain, analyzed two photographs of a patient in which, by means of computer software, midline diastema, upper and lower midlines, crown length of the maxillary right central incisor, occlusal cant, and "gummy" smile were altered. Students assessed the photographs on a scale from 1 to 10. Statistical analyses for assessing each group's level of perception were carried out. RESULTS: After checking the validity of the study, it was observed that the students' ability to detect alterations in smile esthetics did not improve over their degree courses, given that the differences do not present a linear development. There were no differences between genders and between those who had or had not undergone an orthodontic treatment. CONCLUSIONS: There are no statistically significant differences between the results of students in different study years or between genders. The circumstance of having undergone prior orthodontic treatment is not a determining factor in the ability to perceive such anomalies.
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the perception of smile esthetics and its alterations in dental degree students; to determine whether there are differences in that perception among students in different study years on those courses and between genders; and to determine if the circumstance of having received prior orthodontic treatment could influence that perception. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Students (n = 192) in different study years of the dental degree course at the University of Valencia, Spain, analyzed two photographs of a patient in which, by means of computer software, midline diastema, upper and lower midlines, crown length of the maxillary right central incisor, occlusal cant, and "gummy" smile were altered. Students assessed the photographs on a scale from 1 to 10. Statistical analyses for assessing each group's level of perception were carried out. RESULTS: After checking the validity of the study, it was observed that the students' ability to detect alterations in smile esthetics did not improve over their degree courses, given that the differences do not present a linear development. There were no differences between genders and between those who had or had not undergone an orthodontic treatment. CONCLUSIONS: There are no statistically significant differences between the results of students in different study years or between genders. The circumstance of having undergone prior orthodontic treatment is not a determining factor in the ability to perceive such anomalies.
Authors: Chan A Chang; Henry W Fields; Frank Michael Beck; Nathan C Springer; Allen R Firestone; Stephen Rosenstiel; James C Christensen Journal: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop Date: 2011-10 Impact factor: 2.650
Authors: Catherine McLeod; H W Fields; Frank Hechter; William Wiltshire; Wellington Rody; James Christensen Journal: Angle Orthod Date: 2011-03 Impact factor: 2.079
Authors: Arwa Ahmed Aldeeri; Khaled Abdullah Alhababi; Fahad Abdullah Algahtani; Abrar Abdullah Tounsi; Khalid Ibrahim Albadr Journal: Clin Cosmet Investig Dent Date: 2020-11-19
Authors: Jamille Barros Ferreira; Licínio Esmeraldo da Silva; Márcia Tereza de Oliveira Caetano; Andrea Fonseca Jardim da Motta; Adriana de Alcantara Cury-Saramago; José Nelson Mucha Journal: Dental Press J Orthod Date: 2016 Nov-Dec