Publication Date: 2019/09/11
Abstract: Introduction Smile is the best and the most beautiful way to solve many problems. A perfect smile provides more self-confidence and inspiration to lead a successful life. A Dental professional can easily detect the types of smile discrepancies that outfit one’s appearance. Aim This study aims to evaluate how well dental professionals and laypersons can detect the discrepancies of a smile. Materials and Methods Comparative questionnaire survey was conducted using a Pro-forma which contained demographic data and 20 altered photographs comparison using the one- way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test for comparison between all groups; post hoc test for multiple comparisons between all the groups was also employed. Results Laypersons were more critical in identifying the discrepancy in crown width and orthodontist showed a higher threshold level for the unattractive crown length, dentists were found to be more critical in identifying the discrepancies in papillary height and less critical in identifying the midline diastema.
Keywords: Exquisites, Smile, Discrepancies.
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