Study of Aesthetic Components of Smile in North Indian Males

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dc.contributor.authorGoel, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorDelmotra, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoel, Ven_US
dc.contributor.authorShivhare, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorChandel, Ren_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-04T04:58:23Z
dc.date.available2019-11-04T04:58:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractSmile is an important physical factor for reflection of inner emotions and well being of person. People with an aesthetic smile are judged socially attractive. It would be useful to represent some desirable characteristics of the smile, which help to achieve desirable results in surgical and aesthetic oral rehabilitation. To analyze the various aesthetic components of smile, assessing the teeth displayed during smile, relationship between curve formed by incisal line of anterior maxillary teeth and the curve of lower lip, the touch of this incisal line on lower lip, the alignment of facial midline with the arch midline and compared the data with the previous studies. The study comprises of 200 North Indian males age group 18-40 years. Prior informed written consent for this study was obtained from the subjects. The exclusion and inclusion criteria for the subjects were predefined. Photographs were taken both in rest position as well as in Smile position using digital camera with high resolution. Results show that during smile the position of upper lip was average in 49% of males, alignment of upper incisal edge to lower lip was convex in 47%, tooth lower lip was non touching in 60%, no. of teeth displayed during smile was 8-10 in 68%, midline from philtrum passing through the centre of central incisors in 76% and bilateral negative space was not visible in 92% males. So, it is concluded that smile is aesthetic in North Indian males.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Adesh Medical College and Hospital Mohri Shahbad (M), Haryana, India; archanagoel23@yahoo.inen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Adesh Medical College and Hospital Mohri Shahbad (M), Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMedical Officer, Civil Hospital, Ambala Cantt, Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Adesh Medical College and Hospital Mohri Shahbad (M), Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Adesh Medical College and Hospital Mohri Shahbad (M), Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGoel A, Delmotra P, Goel V, Shivhare G, Chandel R. Study of Aesthetic Components of Smile in North Indian Males. International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2019 Jul; 8(2): 1739-1743en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-8952
dc.identifier.issn2320-1118
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/183629
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. J.S. Sodhi Memorial Educational Societyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.18311/ijmds/2019/23199en_US
dc.subjectAestheticen_US
dc.subjectLipen_US
dc.subjectNorth Indian Maleen_US
dc.subjectTeethen_US
dc.subjectSmileen_US
dc.subjectAnatomyen_US
dc.titleStudy of Aesthetic Components of Smile in North Indian Malesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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