Table 3:
Mean and median scores of the participants’ perception of different aesthetic components for the whole sample and by gender
| Aesthetic components | All sample (n = 746) |
Males (n = 441) |
Females (n = 305) |
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median(IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Overall | 30.69 (4.13) | 31 (28 – 33) | 30.65 (4.29) | 31 (28 – 33) | 30.75 (3.88) | 31 (28 – 33) | 0.759 |
| Facial components | |||||||
| Q1 (Facial symmetry) | 3.35 (1.04) | 3 (3 – 4) | 3.29 (1.04) | 3 (3–4) | 3.44 (1.02) | 3 (3 – 4) | 0.057 |
| Q2 (Facial profile) | 3.64 (1.05) | 4 (3 – 4) | 3.61 (1.06) | 4 (3–4) | 3.69 (1.04) | 4 (3 – 4) | 0.304 |
| Q3 (Facial height) | 3.54 (0.91) | 4 (3 – 4) | 3.66 (0.95) | 4 (3–4) | 3.37 (0.82) | 3 (3 – 4) | <0.001* |
| Smile components | |||||||
| Q4 (Gingival display) | 3.58 (1.61) | 4 (2 – 5) | 3.45 (1.63) | 4 (2–5) | 3.77 (1.55) | 5 (2 – 5) | 0.009* |
| Q5 (Buccal corridors) | 2.47 (1.47) | 3 (1 – 4) | 2.80 (1.46) | 3 (1–4) | 2.65 (1.45) | 2 (1 – 4) | 0.161 |
| Dental components | |||||||
| Q6 (Midline deviation) | 3.62 (1.71) | 4 (3 – 4) | 3.63 (2.08) | 4 (3–4) | 3.62 (0.95) | 4 (3 – 4) | 0.961 |
| Q7 (Midline diastema) | 2.38 (0.91) | 2 (2 – 2) | 2.36 (0.91) | 2 (2–2) | 2.42 (0.92) | 2 (2 – 2) | 0.350 |
| Q8 (Clinical crown width) | 3.24 (1.33) | 4 (2 – 4) | 3.18 (1.30) | 4 (2–4) | 3.31 (1.37) | 3 (2 – 4) | 0.186 |
| Q9 (Occlusal canting) | 3.09 (1.42) | 3 (2 – 4) | 3.15 (1.45) | 3 (2–5) | 3.01 (1.36) | 3 (2 – 4) | 0.182 |
| Gingival components | |||||||
| Q10 (Gingival marginal height) | 1.51 (0.94) | 1 (1 – 2) | 1.53 (0.97) | 1 (1–2) | 1.48 (0.88) | 1 (1 – 2) | 0.448 |
SD = standard deviation. *Significance at 5%