AESTHETIC PREFERENCES OF INDIVIDUALS WHEN EVALUATING PHOTOGRAPHS OF FACIAL PROFILES WITH DIFFERENT SAGITTAL AND VERTICAL GROWTH PATTERNS. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Salinas Mendoza G.Y. · Revista Cientifica Odontologica (2023) · DOI: 10.21142/2523-2754-1104-2023-174

Resumen

Objective: To evaluate the aesthetic preferences of individuals by observing photographs of different facial profiles with different sagittal and vertical growth patterns. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study that evaluated 300 students from a private university. Edited photographs of a man and a woman were used. The maxilla being moved in a vertical direction while the mandible was moved in a sagittal direction, various combinations of the photographic profile of the two individuals were created. These movements created 9 photographic profiles for the woman and the man; for intra-observer reliability, two photo profiles of both sexes were duplicated. Chi square tests and binary logistic regression were used. P<0.05. Results: In general, the evaluated individuals mostly preferred the type 6 profile (65.7%), followed by the type 5 profile (21.7%) (slightly convex). It was found that for every year of age that an individual increases, there is a 31% greater chance of choosing one of these profiles. Conclusions: Both sexes prefer a straight or slightly convex profile, and as age increases, individuals prefer a straight profile. © Los autores, 2023.

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur