title: Preferences of AP position of the straight Caucasian facial profile.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Several investigators have compared the perception of profile attractiveness between professional and non-professional people, different groups of clinicians, and different ethnic groups. Our aim was to study preferences for facial protrusion in the lateral view for a straight Class I profile and to study the influence of gender, age, sex preference, and profession.
  
  
  METHODS
  Portrait images of one male and one female model with a Class I occlusal relationship were warped into nine different antero-posterior positions. An internet site was established to reach as many people as possible, and a request was sent by email to participate in a scientific experiment. Finally, 1707 Caucasion assessors could be grouped.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The preferred male profile is the straight full ante profile. For a feminine facial profile, the straight average and the straight 2/3 ante profiles were perceived as the most attractive. Surgeons tended to give significantly higher scores to attractive (ante) profiles, which correlated strongly with scores of the orthodontists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whenever possible with combined orthodontic/surgery treatment, straight ante profiles should be aimed for.
authors: Department of Orthodontics (Chair: Prof. Guy A.M. De Pauw, DMD, LDS, PhD), University of Ghent, Belgium.
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Mees
authors: Raúl
authors: R
authors: Jiménez Bellinga
authors: Maurice Y
authors: MY
authors: Mommaerts
authors: Guy A M
authors: GA
authors: De Pauw
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001504:Beauty; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009970:Orthodontics; D057909:Orthognathic Surgery; D012737:Sex Factors; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anthropometry; Esthetics; Orthognatic surgery