A study on the smile characteristics of the subjects with different types of malocclusion / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To compare the smile characteristics of the subjects with different types of malocclusion.Methods:1 80 sub-jects with classⅠ(n =60),classⅡ(n =60)and class Ⅲ(n =60)malocclusion at the age of 1 8 to 25 years were included.The smile vidioes and posed smile images of the subjects were acquired.Smile quantitative evaluation indexes were measured and analysed.Re-sultsThere were statistical differences in smile indexes and the amount of the gingival exposure in classⅡ subjects between the male and female(P classⅠ >classⅢ,smile index of class Ⅲ was greater than that of class Ⅰ and class Ⅱ,the teeth exposure of class Ⅱ was less than that of class Ⅰand class Ⅲ.Conclusion:Malocclusion types may affect smile characteristics.