Aesthetic perception of smile according the location of the dental midline

• Autores: Guillén-Delgado, Claudia Amelia, Arana-Soto, Liz Gisselle, Sánchez-Celis, Cinthya Fiorella, Romero-Ferreira, Alberto Jesús M.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/1564
• Enlace del recurso: https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/1564
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Upper dental midline; aesthetic perception; orthodontics; Línea media dental; percepción estética; ortodoncia

Objective. Determine the parameter deviation of the upper dental midline is considered aesthetically acceptable by patients, and that these values are considered by orthodontists as a guide for the completion of their clinical cases. Material and methods. This descriptive study, prospective, cross-sectional and observational, and whose design is descriptive and transversal. Surveys were administered to patients attending the School of Dentistry at the University of San Martin de Porres between October 3 and November 14, 2011. photo of a woman and a man were recorded, both 26 years presented the LMDS centered with the facial midline, with a Sony Cybershot 8.1 megapixel and 10x optical zoom, both photos were taken in the area of Orthodontics USMP and modified in a hp centrino intel computer using the Microsoft program office picture manager to give an LMDS deviation of 1, 2.3 and 4 mm, obtaining 10 pictures. The CGD and LAS researchers conducted surveys to patients in the dental chair the area of Orthodontics. Results. The average age of respondents was 22.0 +/- 5.4 years. (Table I) and 35.3% were male and 65.7% female. The best photos were perceived photo A woman and man photo B, which show no deviations from the LMDS. The worst were perceived picture C of women and photo A man, who had a deviation of 3 mm. Conclusion. It is possible that these parameters were to not be inside the ideal goals set by the orthodontist at baseline, but are aesthetically well accepted by the public.