Dynamic Smile Analysis: Changes with Age in Gujarati Population

ISBN-13: 9783659321627 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 68 str.

Thakkar Sandip;Suthar Jaymin;Patel Dolly

Opis

The objective of this study was to define age-related changes in the human smile. The areas of interest were: upper lip length at smile and repose, upper lip thickness at smile and repose, maxillary incisal display at smile, interlabial gap height at smile,smile index, percent buccal corridors, intercommissural width at rest, smile height, and smile arc.Video equipment was used to capture video for 150 subjects. Two frames for each subject were selected; one frame representing the lips at rest and the second representing the widest smile. After excluding 50 subjects the data for the remaining 100 subjects was analyzed with equal number of males and females.This study helps to establish age related dynamic changes. As the person ages the smile gets narrower vertically and wider transversely. The dynamic measures indicate that the muscles ability to create a smile decreases with increasing age.

O autorze

Dr.Sandip Thakkar is a throughout gold medalist from Gujarat university.He had completed his B.D.S. in year-2009 and has completed M.D.S.in year 2013 with orthodontics as a specialty.He has published many clinical and research articles in various international journals and currently working as a consulting orthodontist in 9 cities of gujarat.