Table 5:
Mean and median scores of dental students’ perception and laypersons’ perception of different aesthetic components
| Aesthetic components | Dental (preclinical) students (n = 331) |
Layperson students (n = 213) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Overall | 30.16 (3.66) | 30 (28–33) | 31.30 (4.21) | 31 (29–34) | 0.001* |
| Facial components | |||||
| Q1 (Facial symmetry) | 3.33 (1.00) | 3 (3–4) | 3.47 (1.16) | 3 (3–5) | 0.148 |
| Q2 (Facial profile) | 3.62 (1.07) | 4 (3–4) | 3.59 (1.20) | 4 (3–4) | 0.767 |
| Q3 (Facial height) | 3.48 (0.84) | 4 (3–4) | 3.70 (1.06) | 4 (3–5) | 0.011* |
| Smile components | |||||
| Q4 (gingival display) | 3.61 (1.64) | 4 (2–5) | 3.36 (1.43) | 3 (2–4) | 0.061 |
| Q5 (Buccal corridors) | 2.68 (1.89) | 3 (1–4) | 2.92 (1.49) | 3 (2–4) | 0.100 |
| Dental components | |||||
| Q6 (Midline deviation) | 3.61 (0.93) | 4 (3–4) | 3.37 (1.29) | 4 (2–4) | 0.019* |
| Q7 (Midline diastema) | 2.30 (0.79) | 2 (2–2) | 2.61 (1.01) | 2 (2–3) | <0.001* |
| Q8 (Clinical crown width) | 3.19 (1.32) | 4 (2–4) | 3.17 (1.38) | 4 (2–4) | 0.867 |
| Q9 (Occlusal canting) | 3.04 (1.41) | 3 (2–4) | 3.15 (1.34) | 3 (2–4) | 0.360 |
| Gingival components | |||||
| Q10 (Gingival marginal height) | 1.31 (0.72) | 1 (1–1) | 1.95 (1.61) | 2 (1–2) | <0.001* |
SD = standard deviation. *Significance at 5%