Table 6: Perceptions of dimensions of canines on the smile as “attractive” by different groups.
| Characteristics |
Mean Score ± Standard Deviation |
Students of Dentistry |
General Dental Practitioners |
Lay Persons |
| |
|
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
| Canine length |
|
|
|
|
| -1 |
2.83 ± 1.55 |
26 (63.4) |
19 (50.0) |
12 (40.0) |
| -0.5 |
3.08 ± 1.52 |
28 (68.3) |
21 (55.7) |
13 (43.3) |
| 0 |
3.25 ± 1.03 |
36 (87.8) |
29 (76.3) |
22 (73.3) |
| 0.5 |
3.09 ± 1.22 |
20 (48.8) |
26 (68.4) |
21 (70.0) |
| 1 |
2.72 ± 1.63 |
13 (31.7) |
22 (57.9) |
22 (73.3) |
| Gingival Height |
|
|
|
|
| -1 |
2.92 ± 1.36 |
17 (41.5) |
18 (47.4) |
25 (83.3) |
| -0.5 |
2.93 ± 1.13 |
20 (48.8) |
32 (84.2) |
7 (23.3) |
| 0 |
2.98 ± 1.41 |
34 (82.9) |
14 (36.8) |
21 (70.0) |
| 0.5 |
3.64 ± 1.48 |
31 (75.6) |
21 (55.3) |
28 (93.3) |
| 1 |
2.53 ± 1.46 |
15 (36.6) |
29 (76.3) |
9 (30.0) |
| Golden Proportion (%) |
|
|
|
|
| 52 |
2.65 ± 1.24 |
23 (56.1) |
20 (52.4) |
22 (73.3) |
| 57 |
3.26 ± 1.47 |
30 (73.1) |
26 (68.4) |
22(73.3) |
| 62 |
3.26 ± 1.55 |
34 (82.9) |
21 (5.3) |
16 (53.4) |
| 67 |
2.89 ± 1.36 |
22 (53.7) |
14 (36.8) |
16 (53.4) |
| 72 |
2.94 ± 1.36 |
14 (34.2) |
33 (86.8) |
14 (46.6) |