Baba Farid University Dental Journal
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 1

Effect of posterior gingival display on smile esthetic perception of laypeople– A photographic study

  • Author:
  • Sukhpal Kaur1,*, Sanjeev Soni2, Manwinder Kaur3, Vishal Kumar Arora4, Oshin Sethi5, Riponjot Singh6
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 55 to 61

1Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

2Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India

3BDS, Punjab, India

4Professor & Head, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, S.K.S.S Sarabha Dental College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

5Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, S.K.S.S Sarabha Dental College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

6Dental Hygienist & BSC (Biology) std, 3rd year, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

*Corresponding Author: Sukhpal Kaur, Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, India, Email: docs284@gmail.com

Online Published on 23 July, 2024.

Abstract

The aims of study were: 1.To evaluate the effect of posterior gingival display on esthetics of smile 2.To compare male and female smiles for posterior height of smile.

The study was conducted on 60 subjects (30 males and 30 females) of age 18-25 years. Frontal facial photographs with posed smile of all subjects were taken by using a digital camera and rated on a visual analog scale by 30 evaluators. Photographs were analyzed for different types of posterior height of smile.

56.6% subjects had average posterior height of smile and 41.7% subjects had high posterior height of smile and low posterior height of smile was found in 1.7% subjects. Comparison of male and female smiles showed no statistical significant difference. According to visual analog scale evaluation, only 33.3% of very good smiles had average posterior height of smile and 50% had high posterior height of smile, but this difference was not significant statistically.

No significant difference in male and female smiles regarding posterior height of smile. Also smile esthetics was not influenced by posterior gingival display on smiling.

Keywords

Posterior height of smile, Smile arc, Smile esthetics, Posed smile