The relationship of tooth shade and skin tone and its influence on the smile attractiveness

Murro, Bianca Di; Gallusi, G; Nardi, R; Libonati, A; Angotti, Vincenzo; Campanella, Vincenzo

doi:10.1111/jerd.12543

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“…Computer-modified image of the perioral area is an effective method used in many studies to assess how specific dentogingival features influence the population perception of smile attractiveness. 21,41 While many of these studies used photos of real people that were edited using photo editing software, 17,19,20,39,40 this study used a graphical image of a smile constructed digitally on software following a previously published study. 27 Within the limits of our knowledge, no study has compared the validity of using real photos with graphical images in studies assessing specific esthetic parameters.…”

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“…Nonetheless, the results of this study regarding shade preferences are in agreement with previous studies that used photos of real people, thus it is expected that graphical image could also be effective. [17][18][19][20] However, additional studies are recommended to confirm this.…”

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“…17,18 These two studies present very interesting findings to build upon as their aim was to determine the skin-tooth shade combination perceived to be the most attractive. [17][18][19] However, this is not a very relevant clinical question because patients go to the dental clinic to get the most esthetic tooth shade that fits their own skin shade; they do not ask for esthetic treatments that change their skin and tooth shade to the most attractive combination. Moreover, these studies have digitally modified the tooth shade values without taking into consideration whether the used tooth shades represented any of the available tooth shade guides in the clinic.…”

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Tooth Shade Preferences among the General Public

Almufleh

Emami

Al‐Khateeb

et al. 2020

Journal of Prosthodontics

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Purpose To identify laypersons’ most preferred tooth shade as a function of observer and patient factors, namely patients’ skin shade and observers’ socio‐demographics. Materials and Methods Two online surveys using computer‐designed perioral images with different shades of the skin and teeth were distributed to participants in Montreal (Canada) and San Francisco (USA). The first survey (n = 120) was designed to assess public preferences of tooth shade value, hue and chroma as a function of the skin color of the perioral image (model), and the demographic characteristics of the observer. The first survey included 6 sets of 9 identical perioral images. A different skin shade (from very dark to very light) was used for each set of images, and each set of images presented teeth with different tooth shades which included three different levels of value (2M1, 3M1, 4M1), hue (3L1.5, 3M1, 3R1.5), and chroma (3M1, 3M2, 3M3) of the Vita 3D Master shade guide. Participants were asked to choose their preferred image for each category (value, hue, chroma) within each set of skin shades. A second survey was performed to pinpoint the tooth shade that is preferred the most by the general public. In this survey, images with four tooth shades (1M1, 2M1, 3M1, 4M1) and 6 skin shades were distributed (n = 70). Ordinal logistic regression was used to identify significant predictors of preferred tooth shades. Results Most of the participants preferred teeth with the highest value (54%), a neutral hue (59%) and the lowest chroma (89%). About 75% of the participants preferred 1M1 the lightest tooth shade over other shades regardless of their demographics or skin color of the model. Among the observer‐related variable, age was the most significant predictor of people preferred tooth shade (p = 0.019). Conclusion This study showed that there are common preferences in terms of tooth shade value, hue and chroma among participants regardless of demographic variables and facial skin shades. This data could guide dentists for tooth shade selection in the clinical practice.

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Tooth Shade Preferences among the General Public

Almufleh

Emami

Al‐Khateeb

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Journal of Prosthodontics

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“…A perceptible change in teeth lightness is the strongest factor associated with the dental attractiveness stereotype , affecting significantly Happiness , Social Relations and Academic Performance traits assesed 16 . A brighter tooth shade significantly affected smile attractiveness, independently from skin tone 17 …”

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“…There seems to be a tendency in the literature for laypersons to judge smiles/faces with brighter teeth as more attractive compared to dentists 14,18,19 . However, this was not always observed 17 . The effect of gender and age of observers in perceived smile attractiveness has been investigated, but results in the literature are inconclusive 16‐18 …”

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Influence of lightness difference of single anterior tooth to smile attractiveness

Ntovas

Diamantopoulou

Gogolas

et al. 2020

J Esthet Restor Dent

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Objectives To evaluate the influence of lightness difference of a single anterior maxillary tooth on difference smile attractiveness. Methods A frontal view full‐portrait image of a smiling male Caucasian, was digitally modified altering a single tooth, creating a series of images with varying lightness (ΔL) for the maxillary central, lateral and canine. A total of 160 participants (80 dentists, 80 laypersons) were asked to fill out a Visual Analog Scale questionnaire for every image recording smile attractiveness. Results For central incisors ΔL≥1 negatively affected attractiveness. There was a higher tolerance for lightness mismatch when one lateral incisor is lighter and the same applies when the canine was darker. Difference in lightness affected smile attractiveness both for dentists and laypersons. No difference between males and females was observed for the dentists. For laypersons, females perceived smiles with lightness difference as significantly less attractive compared to males. Dentist's age did not affect smile attractiveness perception. Younger laypersons perceived darker color, as less attractive. Conclusions Changes in lightness of a single anterior tooth significantly affected smile attractiveness in a different way for the central vs lateral vs canine. For the dentists, age and gender did not significantly affect smile perception, in contrast to laypeople. Clinical significance Lightness differences of a single anterior tooth affects smile attractiveness.

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Color Evaluation for Research Purposes

Sampaio,

Atria

2022

Color Science and Shade Selection in Operative Dentistry

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The relationship of tooth shade and skin tone and its influence on the smile attractiveness

Cited by 12 publications

References 21 publications

Tooth Shade Preferences among the General Public

Tooth Shade Preferences among the General Public

Influence of lightness difference of single anterior tooth to smile attractiveness

Color Evaluation for Research Purposes

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