Comparison of gingival display in smile attractiveness among restorative dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, periodontists, and laypeople

Perception of smile attractiveness by dentistry professionals, dental students and laypeople before and after esthetic procedures

“…Literature has shown that specialists may be more critical in clinical case evaluation (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018). Pinzan-Vercelino et al (2020) compared the influence of gingival display on perceived smile esthetics among restorative dentistry specialists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, periodontists, and laypeople (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020). They observed that dental specialists were more sensitive about changes in gingival display compared to laypeople (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020).…”

“…For dental clinicians, esthetic seeks physical beauty through correction of specific problems resulting in harmony of proportions and perfect shapes, awakening pleasant sensations and admirations (Alhammadi et al, 2018). Thus, initial smile analysis aims to establish the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment plan (Pinzan-Vercelino et al 2020). For this evaluation, periodontal and dental factors are considered, especially in relation to position, shape, size, proportion, symmetry, and parallelism of structures involved (Koidou et al, 2017;Koidou et al, 2018).…”

“…Current smile patterns have been based in scientific evidence established to overcome the subjectivity of smile analysis (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020). However, the esthetic perception may be individual and influenced by judgments of those with whom the patient interacts (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Jørnung & Fardal, 2007;Van der Geld et al 2007).…”

“…Some studies have evaluated the smile attractiveness in relation to several factors, such as gingival zenith, facial profile, gingival inflammation, pigmentation, contour, and position of free marginal gingiva and interdental papillae (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018;Imani et al, 2018;Batra et al, 2018;Al-Saleh et al, 2018). The literature has reported that dental specialists may be more critical in esthetic evaluation of smile (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018;Imani et al, 2018). However, laypeople have demonstrated a considerable negative perception of some esthetic changes (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018;Imani et al, 2018;Batra et al, 2018).…”

“…The literature has reported that dental specialists may be more critical in esthetic evaluation of smile (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018;Imani et al, 2018). However, laypeople have demonstrated a considerable negative perception of some esthetic changes (Pinzan-Vercelino et al, 2020;Nomura et al, 2018;Imani et al, 2018;Batra et al, 2018).…”