Digital Photography to Assess Smile Types in Class I ‎Normal Occlusion

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to analysis smile type, evaluate, and quantify upper lip soft tissue changes in the vertical dimensions at both rest and maximum smileusing digital camera.Methods thirty-eight subjects aged 18 to 24 (mean, 21.5 years)were recruited for this study. For each subject, eight measurements ofupper lip position and maxillary incisor crown height at rest and in maximum smile were recorded by using digital camera.Results: low smile was more prominent and more in female than male, the high smile line come with more central incisal display and 23% upper lip contraction during smiling.Conclusions:Low smile was prominent among female and male and the variation in smile typespartially may be related to the maxillary central incisor display and total lip elevation