Table 4:
Mean and median scores of dental students’ perception of different aesthetic components by clinical training
| Aesthetic components | Preclinical students (n = 331) |
Clinical students (n = 202) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Overall | 30.16 (3.66) | 30 (28–33) | 30.92 (4.64) | 31 (28–34) | 0.048* |
| Facial components | |||||
| Q1 (Facial symmetry) | 3.33 (1.00) | 3 (3–4) | 3.26 (0.93) | 3 (3–3) | 0.413 |
| Q2 (Facial profile) | 3.62 (1.07) | 4 (3–4) | 3.73 (0.84) | 4 (3–4) | 0.188 |
| Q3 (Facial height) | 3.48 (0.84) | 4 (3–4) | 3.47 (0.84) | 3 (3–4) | 0.894 |
| Smile components | |||||
| Q4 (Gingival display) | 3.61 (1.64) | 4 (2–5) | 3.78 (1.70) | 5 (2–5) | 0.257 |
| Q5 (Buccal corridors) | 2.68 (1.89) | 3 (1–4) | 2.63 (1.52) | 2 (1–4) | 0.737 |
| Dental components | |||||
| Q6 (Midline deviation) | 3.61 (0.93) | 4 (3–4) | 3.92 (2.74) | 4 (4–4) | 0.121 |
| Q7 (Midline diastema) | 2.30 (0.79) | 2 (2–2) | 2.28 (0.95) | 2 (2–2) | 0.802 |
| Q8 (Clinical crown width) | 3.19 (1.32) | 4 (2–4) | 3.39 (1.29) | 4 (3–4) | 0.086 |
| Q9 (Occlusal canting) | 3.04 (1.41) | 3 (2–4) | 3.11 (1.52) | 3 (2–5) | 0.596 |
| Gingival components | |||||
| Q10 (Gingival marginal height) | 1.31 (0.72) | 1 (1–1) | 1.36 (0.82) | 1 (1–1) | 0.475 |
SD = standard deviation. *Significance at 5%