Black spaces between maxillary incisors: what is the aesthetic limit?

Authors

  • Matheus Melo Pithon Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Rogério Lacerda-Santos Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Jéssica Rocha Barreto Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Jéssica Oliveira Rocha Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Raissa Virgínea Galvão Brasil Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Larissa Batista Weberling Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Jorge Victor Barbosa Paixão Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia
  • Raildo da Silva Coqueiro Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v31n5a2015-29092

Keywords:

Dental Esthetics, Orthodontics, Perception

Abstract

The focus of this article was evaluates the degree of perception of laypersons of different age groups with respect to smile esthetics in cases involving black spaces between maxillary incisors. Changes were made in a photograph of a smiling female patient, simulating various configurations of black spaces between maxillary incisors. For this purpose an image manipulation Photoshop CS3 was used. For evaluation black spaces of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mm in size were created. After digital manipulation, the photographs were printed on photographic paper, attached to a questionnaire, and distributed among laypersons in the age groups of 15-19; 35-44, and 65-74. To evaluate the degree of esthetics, a scale of attractiveness was used, in which a score of 0 would represent ''not very attractive'', 5 ''attractive'' and 10 ''very attractive''. Fisher's exact test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney test was used (P<0.05). Results showed that the photographs without black space and with black space of 2.5 mm were scored as the most and least attractive, respectively, by all the age groups. The degree of perception of black spaces between maxillary incisors gradually diminished as the age of the groups increased (P<0.05). Black spaces have a negative repercussion on smile esthetics, perceived more easily by younger persons. The larger the black space, less attractive the smile.

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Published

2015-09-10

How to Cite

PITHON, M.M., LACERDA-SANTOS, R., BARRETO, J.R., ROCHA, J.O., BRASIL, R.V.G., WEBERLING, L.B., PAIXÃO, J.V.B. and COQUEIRO, R. da S., 2015. Black spaces between maxillary incisors: what is the aesthetic limit? . Bioscience Journal [online], vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 1586–1593. [Accessed10 November 2024]. DOI 10.14393/BJ-v31n5a2015-29092. Available from: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/biosciencejournal/article/view/29092.

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Health Sciences