Incisal Display and Smile Line during Posed Smile in a Young Nigerian Population
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 5
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the ideal range of values for dental and soft tissues relationships as related to the aesthetics of smile in a young adult Nigerian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 170 subjects included in this study were dental students of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria and the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. They had an age range of 18-25 years (mean age, 21.6±2.2 years) with 102 females and 68 males. Frontal posed smile photographs were taken of all subjects. Quantitative measurements of both soft and hard tissues were made by using a Photoshop, CS, 1995-2010 adobe system incorporated. RESULT: The incisal display for an aesthetic smile in this population was 9.2mm, the smile line was an average smile and the smile index was 7.55mm. CONCLUSIONS: More than half of the study population displayed between 75 – 100% of the maxillary incisors during smile.
Authors and Affiliations
Monica Adekoya, Oluwarantida Costa, Ifeoma Utomi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP374957
- DOI 10.9790/0853-1705104552.
- Views 75
- Downloads 0
A Comparative Study on the Levels of Alkaline Phosphatase and Trace Elements in Gingival Crevicular Fluid and Serum of Periodontitis and Gingivitis Patients with Healthy Population
.
Prevalence of Risk Factors of Coronary Artery Disease above 30 Years of Age in an Urban Setting
The prevalence of coronary artery disease is dependent upon the presence of multiple risk factors. These risk factors specially the modifiable one, can be brought under control by life style modifications. World health o...
Epidemiological Study of Sickle Cell Disease in Tribal Children in Katihar District.
Observation: This study was done to know the incidence of Sickle Cell Disease in the tribal population of Katihar district of Bihar. Method: Tribal patients coming in the OPD of pediatrics department of Katihar Medical C...
A Prospective Study of Patients Presented with Various Clinical Manifestations of Enteric Fever in Western U.P
.
Comparison Between Preoperative Use of Sublingual Piroxicam with that of Oral Ketorolac on Postoperative Pain Following Single Visit Root Canal Therapy –A Double Blind Randomized Control Study
The purpose of this study was to determine if preoperative use of single dose of 20mg sublingual piroxicam and 20mg dispersible ketorolac would significantly reduce postendodontic pain, when compared with 600mg ibuprofen...