From: Smile aesthetics as perceived by dental students: a cross-sectional study
Features | Mean numeric rating scale score (mean ± SD) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | p-valuea | |
Gingival smile | 3.55 ± 0.52 | 3.87 ± 0.53 | 0.001b |
Maxillary archmidline discrepancy | 3.03 ± 0.86 | 3.11 ± 0.49 | 0.283 |
Buccal corridor fill | 2.72 ± 0.66 | 2.89 ± 0.69 | 0.077 |
Gingival margin discrepancy | 3.17 ± 0.89 | 3.05 ± 0.79 | 0.171 |
Hygiene | 3.09 ± 0.75 | 3.21 ± 0.46 | 0.193 |
Gum recession | 3.11 ± 0.84 | 3.27 ± 0.78 | 0.198 |
Diastema | 3.60 ± 0.80 | 3.51 ± 0.84 | 0.283 |
Dental crowding | 3.79 ± 0.61 | 4.00 ± 0.59 | 0.004b |
Protrusion of anterior teeth | 3.31 ± 0.73 | 3.32 ± 0.81 | 0.948 |
Incisor midline discrepancy | 3.45 ± 0.88 | 3.58 ± 0.49 | 0.117 |
Hypodontia | 4.71 ± 0.67 | 4.79 ± 0.59 | 0,082 |
Anterior teeth colour | 3.59 ± 0.82 | 3.63 ± 0.57 | 0.592 |
“Golden proportion” | 3.11 ± 0.63 | 3.34 ± 0.42 | 0.01b |
Occlusal cant | 3.41 ± 0.78 | 3.64 ± 0.75 | 0.006b |
Convex occlusal plane | 3.04 ± 0.83 | 3.16 ± 0.78 | 0.188 |
Flat occlusal plane | 3.57 ± 0.84 | 3.54 ± 0.71 | 0.943 |
Reversed curvature of occlusal plane | 3.95 ± 0.84 | 3.97 ± 0.74 | 0.55 |