Canting of the occlusal plane: perceptions of dental professionals and laypersons

To determine if canting of the occlusal plane influences esthetic evaluation of the smile among orthodontists, dentists and laypersons. A frontal photo of a smile with 0 occlusal plane canting in relation to the bipupillary plane was modified using Adobe Photoshop C3 (Adobe Systems Inc, San José, Ca...

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Published in:Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal patología oral y cirugía bucal, 2013-05, Vol.18 (3), p.e516-e520
Main Authors: Olivares, Amparo, Vicente, Ascensión, Jacobo, Carmen, Molina, Sara-María, Rodríguez, Alicia, Bravo, Luis-Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biomaterials and bioengineering in Dentistry
Dental Occlusion
Dentistry
Esthetics
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Orthodontics
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Summary:To determine if canting of the occlusal plane influences esthetic evaluation of the smile among orthodontists, dentists and laypersons. A frontal photo of a smile with 0 occlusal plane canting in relation to the bipupillary plane was modified using Adobe Photoshop C3 (Adobe Systems Inc, San José, California) to generate two images with occlusal plane inclinations of 2 and 4 . The three images were evaluated esthetically by orthodontists (n=40) general dentists (n=40) and laypersons (n=40). Each image was awarded a score as follows: 1=esthetically acceptable; 2=moderately acceptable; 3=esthetically unacceptable. Evaluators also placed the three images in order in preference. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis (p
ISSN:1698-6946
1698-4447
1698-6946
DOI:10.4317/medoral.18335