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Gamze Metin Gürsoy1, Feridun Abay2, Süleyman Kutalmış Büyük2
1Gazi university, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, Bişkek cad. 1. Sok. No: 4 Cankaya, Ankara, Türkiye.
Introduction:
The significance of facial aesthetics has been steadily rising, leading people to seek different ways to improve their looks and self-esteem. The study aimed to evaluate the differences in facial satisfaction between participants with straight and convex profiles and the relationship between facial satisfaction and the different styles of self-expression.
Materials And Methods:
The study was conducted from 110 extraoral profile photos of female participants. The questions in modules for FACE-QTM Aesthetic Appearance of the overall face, Craniofacial appearance of the Jaws, Teeth, Lips, and a survey regarding participants' demographic data and preferred self-expression methods were answered by the participants.
Results:
Facial Convexity Angle (p = 0.001), Total Facial Convexity Angle (p = 0.001), Nasal Proportion (p = 0.007) were great; lower Third Angle (p = 0.001), Nasolabial Angle (p = 0.010), nasofacial angle (p = 0.001), and lip-chin proportion (p = 0.001) were small in participants with straight profiles. There was no significant correlation between soft tissue measurements and FACE-Q subscale scores.
Conclusion:
The women with straight profiles preferred hair dyeing and nonsurgical aesthetics. Although the lip appearance was more satisfactory in the participants with a convex profile, they tended to have more piercings, tattoos, and aesthetic surgery.
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