J Esthet Restor Dent. 2023 Jan 11. doi: 10.1111/jerd.13005. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether there is a relationship between the distance between the iris and pupil with the ideal size of buccal corridors.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A full-portrait image of a male Caucasian was used to create a set of 11 digitally modified images with different buccal corridor space. A web-based cross-sectional study was designed and distributed via an online survey to 200 laypeople and 200 orthodontists to assess image attractiveness, using a Visual analogue scale. For the statistical analysis, Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann-Whitney U tests were used. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: The response rate for laypeople was 70% (n = 139), while the rate for orthodontists was 73% (n = 146). For the layperson group, the maximum smile attractiveness score was 10% of buccal width reduction, compared to the iris-pupillary distance, while for the orthodontists, it was 20%. The attractiveness of the smile was significantly reduced in both groups when the buccal corridor width was increased in comparison to the iris-pupillary distance.
CONCLUSION: The length between the mesial part of the iris and the distal of the pupil, may constitutes a landmark for the estimation of the desired width of the buccal corridor.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Inter iris-pupillary distance can be the starting point in the smile designing process, in order to perform a facial driven selection of buccal corridor size.
PMID:36628925 | DOI:10.1111/jerd.13005
