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dc.contributor.authorMcCormack, Katie
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-21T15:48:02Z
dc.date.available2023-08-21T15:48:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10713/20664
dc.descriptionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Dentistry, M.S., 2023en_US
dc.description.abstractWe aim to investigate the proposed standards of ideal lip proportions and compare those standards to what different people view as most attractive. A 16-question survey was distributed via Qualtrics to orthodontists, general dentists, and laypersons asking demographics as well as opinion-based questions regarding a series of facial photographs. Photographs were digitally altered using Adobe Photoshop to produce different dimensions of the lips from both profile and frontal views. Participants were asked to rate the perceived attractiveness of the lips shown. Regardless of occupation, individuals preferred the appearance of slightly protrusive or thicker lips. Retrusive and thin lip varieties had the lowest median attractiveness scores. Average values for lip projection and thickness were not found to be mutually agreed upon across occupation types (p<0.05) and average lip thickness was not mutually agreed upon between age groups of orthodontists (p=0.004). Based on the results of this study, care should be taken not to produce retrusive or thin lips during orthodontic treatment. Acceptance of a slightly thick or protrusive lip profile may be a more esthetic or well-accepted patient outcome.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subject.meshLipen_US
dc.subject.meshEstheticsen_US
dc.subject.meshOrthodontistsen_US
dc.titlePerception of lip attractiveness: a survey of orthodontists, general dentists, and laypersonsen_US
dc.typedissertationen_US
dc.date.updated2023-06-12T01:05:05Z
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.contributor.advisorCopello, Flavio
refterms.dateFOA2023-08-21T15:48:03Z


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