Year : 2017

Volume : Volume 7

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. R Prakash.
dr_prakash@dr.com

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the difference in esthetic perception between genders and between years of training . Materials and methods: 160 dental students 40 per year 20 boys and girls were chosen as the subjects. They were shown a smile that had a unilateral esthetic imperfection and were asked to evaluate which side of the smile was better or aesthetically dominant. Using S.M.I.L.E. in phone with Adobe Ps Express and Adobe Photoshop mix two composite images having the left smile with left mirror image and the right smile with right mirror image were created and these were shown to the student after their evaluation to help assess their perception. Result: There was no statistical difference between the esthetic evaluation made by boys and girls but the number of years of study showed a statistical improvement in esthetic perception. Conclusion: S.M.I.L.E. is a convenient tool in helping dentists and patients understand their esthetic preferences and may also help outline certain limitations to proposed esthetic corrections.

Keywords: Aesthetics, Symmetry, Esthetic handedness, Cognition, S.M.I.L.E., smile designing.