The Smile Line in a Sample of a Sudanese Population

Abstract

Background A smile is an important feature in determining an individual s attractiveness It is a simple concept that is seldom considered and often adjusted rather involuntarily Objectives A cross sectional study to assess the smile line in a sample of Sudanese population and its correlation with age gender and incisor classification Material and methods Clinical examination as well as a photograph was taken for 500 230 males and 270 females Sudanese adults with an age range of 15- 46 years in the Academy dental hospital to assess their smile line Results Low smile line was the most frequently 41 encountered smile line followed by average 29 4 high 22 and the least being the very high smile line 7 6 A statistically significant difference was found between age gender and incisor classification in relation to the smile line p value 0 05 Conclusion Low smile line was the most frequent among Sudanese population and a strong correlation was found between the smile line and age gender and incisor classification