Influence of lip position on esthetics perception with respect to profile divergence using silhouette images

BMC Oral Health

Research

Malik Z. Abideen¹  Abdulrahman K. Alshammari²  Yasser R. Malik²  Ammar A. Siddiqui²  Muteb A. Algharbi²  Ahmed A. Madfa³  Ali A. Alenzi⁴  Sulaiman K. Alshammari⁵ 

[1] Department of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Bakhtawar Amin Medical and Dental College, Multan, Pakistan;Department of Preventive dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia;Department of Restorative Dental Science, College of Dentistry, University of Ha’il, Ha’il, Saudi Arabia;Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;Emergency Care Center-RU, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;

关键词: Aesthetic perception;    Facial profile;    Lip attractiveness;    Maxillofacial Surgery;    Orthodontics;    Saudi Arabia;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-023-03537-3

 received in 2023-08-22, accepted in 2023-10-12,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to determine the facial divergence and lip position combinations that are most and least preferred, and to investigate whether age or gender has an impact on these preferences.MethodsThe current investigation was carried out on a sample of 1077 individuals who were not experts in the field (253 men and 824 females). The research employed black silhouette photographs of profiles featuring different lip locations and profile divergences. The recruitment of participants was conducted in order to assess the attractiveness of the profiles, employing a Likert scale. The various positions of the lips and variations in facial profiles were thoroughly categorized. Results were analyzed using the Chi-square test.ResultsThe findings of the research demonstrated that aesthetic perceptions displayed diversity when considering different lip locations and profile divergences. It was shown that neutral lip positions were predominantly favored, accounting for approximately 40.2% of the total frequencies in the anterior diverging group. It is noteworthy to highlight the aesthetically pleasing features exhibited by those with the most prominent lip position, occurring at a frequency of 10.9% in straight-diverging group. In the posterior divergent group, the most protruded lip position, showed very attractive aesthetics with frequency (7.1%). Gender, age, region, and level of education had significant influence on aesthetic perception.ConclusionsThe variety of aesthetic preferences is influenced by the location of the lips and the divergence of the facial profile, resulting in different outcomes within the categories of anterior, straight, and posterior divergence. Clinicians are advised to customize the treatment regimen in order to correspond with the unique desires and preferences of the patient.

【 授权许可】

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