The prevalence of facial and dentolabial parameters among students of the Faculty of Dentistry of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Stomatologija. 2018;20(4):139-144.

Abstract

Objective: Nowadays esthetic checklist is an indispensable assistance for the dental clinics. Processing the information recorded on it and integrating the esthetic evaluation with biologic and functional parameters will really allow dentist to formulate a correct diagnosis and to choose most suitable treatment plan for the patient. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of facial and dentolabial parameters among students of the Faculty of Dentistry of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and to identify relationship of all facial and dentolabial parameters results.

Material and methods: The study is carried out at the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Orthopedics of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. The facial and dentolabial parameters of students are examined by visual examination using medical gloves and rulers. Participants were sitting on a chair at a distance of 150 cm in front of the researchers.

Results: The thick type of lips was the most popular for normal profile face, of thin lips - concave, of medium lips type - convex. The most popular of profile face types were normal and convex. The most popular tooth exposure among all smile line types was less than half teeth. Type when more than half of teeth was diagnosed in the most of high "Gummy smile".

Conclusions: Was found relationship between: the profile of face and type of lips; the tooth exposure at rest and type of smile line; the commisural line vs horizon and interpupillary line vs horizon; the facial midline and occlusal plane vs commisural line/horizon; the type of smile line and type of lips; the labial corridor and 10 teeth number of smile width type.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dentistry
  • Esthetics, Dental*
  • Face / anatomy & histology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lip / anatomy & histology*
  • Lithuania
  • Male
  • Reference Values
  • Schools, Dental
  • Students, Dental
  • Tooth / anatomy & histology*
  • Young Adult