Research Article
Perceptions of Altered Smile Esthetics: A Comparative Evaluation in Orthodontists, Dentists, and Laypersons
Table 2
Comparison of mean esthetic scores of different smile variables as evaluated by the study populations in their second preference.
| | Smile variables | Orthodontist
mean SD () | Dentist
mean SD () | Laypersons
mean SD () | value | value |
| | Gummy smile | 1.93 0.466 | 1.86 0.550 | 2.24 0.925 | 3.404 | 0.037 | | Midline diastema | 1.75 0.441 | 2.06 0.416 | 2.02 0.478 | 4.293 | 0.016 | | Crown length | 1.86 0.448 | 2.17 0.453 | 2.37 0.809 | 5.776 | 0.004 | | Crown width | 1.86 0.356 | 1.86 0.550 | 2.24 0.925 | 1.456 | 0.238 |
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SD: standard deviations, one-way ANOVA, , and .
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