Mahmoud K Al-Omiri, Danial Waleed Ahmad Atieh, Abdullah A Al Nazeh, Salem Almoammar, Saeed Awod Bin Hassan, Abdulkhaliq Ali F Alshadidi, Lujain Ibrahim N Aldosari, Ahmad Aljehani, Naji M Shat, Edward Lynch
This analytical cross-sectional study evaluated the perception of black triangles (BT) and examined the relationships between the perception of BT, personality factors, different educational backgrounds and demographic factors. 435 participants were included and divided into four groups: dentists, clinical (4th and 5th year) dental students, pre-clinical (3rd year) dental students, and laypeople. Participants' perception of the attractiveness of smile profiles of maxillary and mandibular anterior dentition with BT was rated using a ten-point VAS scale with 0 being the least, and 10 being the most attractive smile profile...
March 7, 2024: Scientific Reports