Three Smile Components on Different Facial Types of Young Adult Population in Makassar
Susilowati Mudjari,Eka Erwansyah, Rika Damayanti, Irene Edith Rieuwpassa
Orthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Oral Biology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
Objective: The study aimed was to assess the three smile components on facial types of Senior High School students in Makassar, Indonesia. Material and Methods: The study was conducted at three Senior High Schools in Makassar. The subjects involved 198 students, 14-17 years old, consisting of 80 males and 118 females. Each subject was photographed while smiling from the frontal direction. The images were measured with Adobe Photoshop CS6 program to determine the facial type and the lip line, smile arc, and smile symmetry. The data was analyzed using Chi-square statistical test. Results: the percentage of medium lip lines was highest in all facial types and gender. There was no significant relationship between the facial type and gender with lip line. There was no significant relationship between the facial types and the smile arc but there was a significant relationship between the gender and the smile arc. Conclusion: Most of Senior High School students in Makassar have mesofasial type and medium lip line. There was a significant relationship between gender and smile arc and between gender and smile symmetry.
Keywords: Facial type; Smile components; Young adult
Topic: Information, technology, and women