ABSTRACT
Orthognathic intervention has not only profound implications on the individual's function and esthetics, but also on the perception of his surrounding environment. In this study, frontal and profile photographs of 3 groups of men (a control group with normal profile and prognathic and retrognathic profiles, before and after orthognathic surgery) were shown in random order to a group of 83 women, who were asked to rate the pictures according to attractiveness and several personality traits on an analog scale. Results show that men with normal profiles got the most positive scores on all categories. Men with prognathic profiles were perceived as more aggressive and assertive, while men with retrognathic profiles were perceived as less intelligent and reliable. After orthognathic intervention both retrognathic and prognathic groups had a significant improvement in their scores, which were closer to the normal profile group.
