Perception of general dentists and laypersons towards altered smile aesthetics

• Main Authors: Amrita Geevarghese (Author), Jagan Kumar Baskaradoss (Author), Mohammed Alsalem (Author), Abdulelah Aldahash (Author), Waleed Alfayez (Author), Tariq Alduhaimi (Author), Abdullah Alehaideb (Author), Omar Alsammahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate how dental practitioners and laypersons differ in their perception of altered smile aesthetics based on viewing images of a digitally manipulated smile. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A photograph with close to ideal smile characteristics was selected and digitally m...