Analyzing how personality factors influence the perception of smile aesthetics across diverse dental educational backgrounds and lay audiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the relationship between smile aesthetics perception and personality factors among individuals with varying dental education backgrounds.

Materials and methods

This cross-sectional study included 412 participants categorized into four groups: pre-clinical dental students, clinical dental students, practicing dentists, and laypeople. Participants rated 20 photographs depicting variations in maxillary midline diastema, central incisor crown length, smile arc, gingival display, and incisal plane cant on a ten-point attractiveness scale. Personality factors were assessed using the NEO-FFI questionnaire, measuring Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness.

Results

Dental professionals assigned significantly lowe

SUBMITTER: Al-Bitar Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690029 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature