Original Research
Year : 2024 | Volume : 15 | Issue : 3 | Page : 62-82
Assessment of Facial Esthetics among Non Dental Professionals, Orthodontists And Orthodontic Postgraduates : A Cross Sectional Study
T D Vaibhav1, K.M. Shahul Hameed Faizee2, A. Jyosthna3, L. Xavier Dhayananth2, Sukanya Ranganathan4
1-Postgraduate Resident, 2-Professor, 3-Senior Lecturer, 4-Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
Address for Correspondence:
Dr. Vaibhav TD,
Postgraduate Resident, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai.
Email: vaibs1998@gmail.com
Abstract
Background: The aim of the present survey is to understand the subjective preference of non-dental professionals (NDP’s) with five parameters which can be modified by an orthodontist and compare it with the perception of orthodontists and orthodontic postgraduates. Four standard photographs of facial esthetics of 2 young woman were digitally modified using software and divided into 5 parameters (Asymmetry, nasolabial angle, smile, vertical facial height, profile). NDP’s differ from the subjective preference of orthodontist and postgraduates respectively.
Methods: A picture-based questionnaire survey edited in Adobe software was conducted for all the groups using google forms. Survey rendered 418 responses overall. The overall statistics was done using SPSS 22.0 version.
Results: NDP’s prefer 0 mm of facial asymmetry, 80° nasolabial angle, 0 and 2 mm of gingival exposure during smile, 1:1.14 ratio of middle to lower 1/3rd, 10° of convexity angle.
Conclusion: NDP’s, orthodontist and orthodontic postgraduates differ in their perception of facial esthetics.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
FUNDING
This study received no external funding.
How to Cite this Article: Vaibhav TD, Shahul Hameed Faizee, A. Jyosthna, Xavier Dhayananth Lawrence, & R. Sukanya. (2024). Assessment of Facial Esthetics among Non Dental Professionals, Orthodontists And Orthodontic Postgraduates : A Cross Sectional Study: Original Research. International Journal of Orthodontic Rehabilitation, 15(3), 62–82. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjorthodrehabil.v15i3.1117
