The Effect of Smile Designs on Aesthetic Perception

NCT05670431 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: TUTF-GOBAEK 2021/534
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 231
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to examine the effect of designs using different aesthetic dental proportions made with the digital smile design program on the aesthetic perception of individuals of different ages, gender, and educational status. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• The first 5 questions related that demographic data such as age, gender, and educational status.
• The smile designs of a woman and a man, prepared according to 8 different principles, will be evaluated by the participants according to the Likert scale. Researchers will compare the 4th and 5th-grade students of a dentistry faculty, dentists, specialist dentists and laypeople to see the effect of smile design on facial aesthetic perception.

Conditions

Dentistry; Perception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Likert scale

  There are 5 rating levels on the Likerts scale: very ugly, ugly, unstable, beautiful, very beautiful. People in 5 different groups will evaluate different smile designs with a Likert scale according to their aesthetic perceptions.

  1 day (single measurement)

Study Arms (5)

4th-grade students of a dentistry faculty

5th-grade students of a dentistry faculty

Dentists

Specialist dentists

Laypeople

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

4th and 5th-grade students of a dentistry faculty: 4th and 5th-grade students at the university where the researcher works (Trakya University, Faculty of Dentistry) Dentists and specialist dentists: Dentists and specialist dentists working in health institutions in the country where the researcher is located (Republic of Türkiye) Laypeople: People who came to the dental faculty for treatment, relatives and friends of the researcher.

You may qualify if:

• Anyone who can answer the survey online

You may not qualify if:

• individuals under the age of 18

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Trakya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Trakya University

Merkez, Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2023
• First Posted: January 4, 2023
• Study Start: May 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2023
• Study Completion: May 31, 2023
• Last Updated: May 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

TU (1)