Golden proportions as predictors of attractiveness and malocclusion.
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2014-11
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Objective: In recent years, the golden proportions have been evaluated by various researchers
in the general population and orthodontic patients to establish their correlation with facial
attractiveness and esthetics, but with conflicting results. The present study aimed to analyze
the frontal facial golden proportions for three groups of young adult females, an attractive
group, and two malocclusion groups. Our null hypothesis stated that the golden proportions
of attractive females were analogous with or closer to the golden number than those with an
established malocclusion.
Materials and Methods: Frontal facial photographs of 80 female dental students were scored
for facial attractiveness by 10 dental specialists. Thirty females with scores greater than the
median score of 48 formed the attractive group. Thirteen females with Class I malocclusion
and 15 females with Class II division 1 malocclusion formed the two malocclusion groups. Ten
landmarks and 19 golden proportions were calculated for all subjects. One‑way ANOVA and
unpaired Student’s t‑test was used to analyze the differences in golden proportions between
the attractive and malocclusion groups.
Results: Significant differences were observed for 10 proportions (P < 0.04 to < 0.0001). Five
vertical proportions showed significant differences in both subgroups; Attractive versus Class I
and Attractive versus Class II division 1; while one vertical and all transverse proportions showed
significant differences only in Attractive versus Class II division 1 subgroup. The average values
of these proportions varied both toward and away from the golden number for both attractive
and malocclusion groups.
Conclusion: Facial proportions of the attractive females were significantly different from those
with malocclusion, but did not show a constant trend of being closer to the golden number.
Furthermore, the golden proportions were not analogous with the facial esthetics of the attractive
females.
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Facial esthetics, facial proportions, golden proportions, malocclusion
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Ahluwalia Rajiv, Yadav Juhi. Golden proportions as predictors of attractiveness and malocclusion. Indian Journal of Dental Research. 2014 Nov-Dec ; 25 (6): 788-793.