Patterns of Facial Profile Preference in a Large Sample of Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Lívia Romsics, Angyalka Segatto, Kristóf Boa, Roland Becsei, Noémi Rózsa, László Párkányi, Ildikó Pinke, József Piffkó and Emil Segatto
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Lívia Romsics: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
Angyalka Segatto: Segatto Dent’art Studio, H-1015 Budapest, Hungary
Kristóf Boa: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
Roland Becsei: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
Noémi Rózsa: Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Semmelweis University, H-1085 Budapest, Hungary
László Párkányi: Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
Ildikó Pinke: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
József Piffkó: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
Emil Segatto: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-11

Abstract: The objective of this study was to explore dental students’ facial profile preferences in a large sample of students. Nine hundred and nineteen dental students of four dental schools were involved. As part of a larger study on dentofacial esthetics, six photo series consisting of one unaltered and four altered variants of the same female profile were distributed among the students. The altered features were ones that are esthetically significant according to the literature. The students had to indicate the photo in each series that they preferred. The data were analyzed in a regression model in which preference in the given photo series was the dependent variable and gender, grade of studies, and dental school were the factors. Eight hundred and sixty-one students (93.7%) responded. Gender and dental school were not associated with the observed preferences, but the grade of studies was associated for three of the modified parameters: chin prominence, the sagittal position of the maxillary dental arch, and the simultaneous modification of the prominence of the chin and the nose. This study has confirmed several earlier observations, and new observations have also been made. We have demonstrated that the anteroposterior position of the maxillary incisors may be an important determinant of profile esthetics, even if this position does not influence the situation of the soft tissues and if the forehead cannot be used as a reference. We have also shown that the harmony between the nose and the chin overrides the importance of their individual dimensions.

Keywords: dental education; facial esthetics; facial profile (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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