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  • Facial expression analysis
  • Social perception

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  • Facial expressions, particularly smiles, are crucial for social interactions, conveying emotions and influencing perceptions of attractiveness, trustworthiness, and intelligence.
  • While the social impact of an attractive smile is recognized, the link between specific smile characteristics and self-perceived attractiveness remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between objective smile dimensions and self-assessed smile attractiveness.
  • To determine if specific smile characteristics, such as proportional smile width, influence how individuals perceive their own smile's attractiveness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 3D facial imaging technology to capture detailed facial data from 613 young adults.
  • Analyzed the correlation between various smile dimensions, focusing on proportional smile width (smile width to facial width ratio), and self-rated attractiveness scores.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive association was found between proportional smile width and self-perceived smile attractiveness.
  • Each 10% increase in proportional smile width correlated with a 10.26% increase in self-perceived attractiveness ratings.
  • This effect was more pronounced in females, suggesting a greater awareness of smile aesthetics and its social impact within this demographic.

Conclusions:

  • Objective physical characteristics of a smile, specifically its width relative to facial width, directly influence an individual's self-perception of their smile's attractiveness.
  • The findings highlight the importance of quantifiable smile metrics in understanding self-perception and suggest potential gender-based differences in the awareness and valuation of smile aesthetics.