title: Self-reported smile satisfaction: smile parameters and ethnic origin among Israeli male young adults.
abstract: This study was undertaken to evaluate smile satisfaction among Israeli young males, to develop norms for young Israeli adults' smile parameters, and to determine whether there is a relationship between these parameters and par-ticipants' ethnic origin. The study population consisted of 403 Israeli young male adults. Participants were asked to report their ethnic origin, past orthodontic treatment and to grade their overall satisfaction from their own smile on a numerical scale of from 1 to 5. Smile parameter measurements were taken and the data analyzed. We concluded that there may be a common Jewish/Israeli norm of smile parameters. Consideration of the criteria of a smile obtained from this study may be useful in improving the esthetic value of prosthetic, restorative and orthodontic treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. liranl@post.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: Liran
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Sagit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meshulam-Derazon
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hauben
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ad-El
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001504:Beauty; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000208:ethnology; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012904:Smiling / Q000523:psychology; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology