Effects of tooth extraction on smile esthetics and the buccal corridor: A meta-analysis [PDF]
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2016 Background/purpose: Smile esthetics is a critical factor for evaluating orthodontic treatment outcomes. The effects of tooth extraction on smile esthetics and buccal corridor remain controversial and have not been adequately investigated.
Hsin-Chung Cheng +3 more
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Perception of Altered Smile Esthetics by Orthodontists, Dentists, and Laypeople in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 2020 Arwa Ahmed Aldeeri,1 Khaled Abdullah Alhababi,2 Fahad Abdullah Algahtani,3 Abrar Abdullah Tounsi,4 Khalid Ibrahim Albadr5 1Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Dental Department, Prince Sultan Military ...
Aldeeri AA +4 more
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Effect of the ethnic, profession, gender, and social background on the perception of upper dental midline deviations in smile esthetics by Chinese and Black raters. [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2023 Background The purpose of this study was to compare the perception of upper dental midline deviation on the attractiveness of a smile among raters from different ethnicities, professions, genders, and ages and measure to what extent the presence or ...
Musa M +9 more
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Does different vertical position of maxillary central incisors in women with different facial vertical height affect smile esthetics perception? [PDF]
Prog Orthod, 2023 Background The aim of this study was to assess the esthetic perceptions of orthodontists, prosthodontists and laypersons with regard to different vertical positions of the maxillary central incisors related to lateral incisors for different facial ...
Atik E, Turkoglu H.
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Assessment of smile esthetics and various types of face profiles [PDF]
Acta Stomatologica Naissi, 2020 Background: Imperfect smile and face profile is one of the main reasons why patients turn to orthodontists. Aim was to investigate if there is a difference in perception of smile and profile esthetics between the examined groups.
Janošević Predrag N. +4 more
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Midline Mini-Implant-Assisted True Intrusion of Maxillary Anterior Teeth for Improved Smile Esthetics in Gummy Smile. [PDF]
Contemp Clin Dent, 2021 A 15-year-old female patient reported with a chief complaint of reduced facial esthetics due to proclination of incisors and excess visibility of teeth during smile. On clinical and radiographic examination, she had convex facial profile, Angle's Class I
Parayaruthottam P, Antony V.
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Does the presence of unilateral gingival recession on maxillary canines influence smile esthetics? [PDF]
Dental Press J Orthod, 2020 Objective: The objective of this study was to determine orthodontists’, periodontists’, and laypersons’ perception of smile esthetics, regarding the presence of different levels of gingival recession on the maxillary left canine.
Figueiredo BA, Ribeiro JBP, Machado AW.
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Factors Affecting Smile Esthetics
Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2013 Smiling has been one of the areas that draw the interest of orthodontists due to esthetic concerns in recent years. It should be understood what an ideal smile is and which factors affect it, and these should certainly be reflected in the orthodontic ...
Yasemen Boncuk Tüzgiray, Burçak Kaya
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Do various degrees of tooth decalcification affect orthodontists', general dentists' and laypersons' ratings of smile esthetics? [PDF]
Angle Orthod, 2020 OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of various degrees of decalcification after orthodontic treatment (white spot lesions) on orthodontists', general dentists', and laypersons' ratings of smile esthetics.
Al-Omari I, Al-Bitar Z, Hamdan AM.
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Does overbite reduction affect smile esthetics? [PDF]
Angle Orthod, 2019 ABSTRACT Objectives: To compare the effects of two common methods of overbite reduction on smile esthetics. Materials and Methods: A prospective clinical trial was conducted with 32 patients in whom overbite reduction was achieved ...
Hamdan AM +4 more
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