Table 4.

Distribution of Attractiveness Scores of Different Smile Variables Across Profession Groups and Gender

Variables	Profession			Gender
	Orthodontists, Mean (±SD) (n=70)	Dentists, Mean (±SD) (n=86)	Laypeople, Mean (±SD) (n=60)	Male, Mean (±SD) (n=118)	Female, Mean (±SD) (n=98)
Ideal	2.20 (0.67)	2.22 (0.72)	2.33 (0.75)	2.12 (0.68)	2.40 (0.71)*
Buccal corridor space
Narrow	2.76 (0.94)	2.72 (0.92)	2.43 (0.91)	2.55 (0.94)	2.78 (0.90)
Wide	2.33 (0.74)	2.33 (0.71)	2.30 (0.79)	2.35 (0.68)	2.29 (0.79)
Gingival display (mm)
1	2.79 (0.99)	2.60 (0.91)	2.77 (0.81)	2.57 (0.91)	2.88 (0.89)*
2	2.49 (0.89)	2.58 (0.91)	2.63 (0.86)	2.47 (0.84)	2.68 (0.94)
3	3.03 (0.98)	3.08 (0.99)	3.20 (0.86)	3.05 (1.02)	3.15 (0.87)
4	3.01 (0.88)	3.20 (0.85)	3.13 (0.85)	3.10 (0.87)	3.14 (0.85)
Midline diastema (mm)
1	3.17 (0.68)	3.05 (0.77)	3.17 (0.79)	3.06 (0.74)	3.19 (0.74)
2	3.39 (0.73)	3.35 (0.69)	3.30 (0.83)	3.28 (0.71)	3.43 (0.77)
3	4.23(0.62)	4.22 (0.76)	4.12 (0.69)	4.19 (0.73)	4.20 (0.66)
4	4.20 (0.74)	4.27(0.74)	3.98 (0.89)	4.19 (0.75)	4.14(0.83)

Note: *Significant at P<0.05.