Smile aesthetics in Pakistani population: dentist preferences and perceptions of anterior teeth proportion and harmony

Table 6 Distribution of the factors affecting smile preference in dentists of both sexes

Variables %		GD	TA	MDL	COT	TC	CI	LI	CA	TS	EMB	SA	SL	GZ	ACA
Dentist	Yes	92	137	83	107	77	105	10	33	42	26	43	49	13	62
Dentist	No	51	6	60	35	66	38	133	110	101	117	100	94	130	81
p-value		0.001	0.011	0.003	0.001	0.590	0.001	0.015	0.017	0.001	0.017	0.016	0.847	0.005	0.038
Male	Yes	42	69	48	59	39	47	7	19	27	22	21	39	9	29
Male	No	29	2	23	12	32	24	64	52	44	49	50	32	62	42
Female	Yes	50	68	35	48	38	58	3	14	15	4	22	10	4	33
Female	No	22	4	37	23	34	14	69	58	57	68	50	62	68	39
p-value		0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.212	0.001	0.001	0.135	0.002	0.001	0.366	0.001

GD: gingival display, TA: teeth arrangement, MDL: midline, COT: the color of teeth, TC: teeth composition, CI: central incisor, LI: lateral incisor, Ca: Canine, TS: tooth size, EMB: embrasure, SA: smile arc, SL: smile line, GZ: gingival zenith, ACA: anterior contact area, p–value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant (Chi-square analysis)

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