Soh Jen, Chew Ming Tak, Wong Hwee Bee
Faculty of Dentistry, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2005 Aug;128(2):201-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.07.041.
The aim of this study was to compare the assessments of Chinese facial profile attractiveness by orthodontists and oral surgeons.
The sample comprised 31 dental professionals (20 orthodontists, 11 oral surgeons) in an Asian community. Facial profile photographs and lateral cephalometric radiographs of 2 Chinese adults (1 man, 1 woman) with normal profiles, Class I incisor relationships, and Class I skeletal patterns were digitized. The digital images were modified by altering cephalometric skeletal and dental hard tissue Chinese normative values in increments of 2 standard deviations in the anteroposterior plane to obtain 7 facial profiles for each sex. The images were bimaxillary protrusion, protrusive mandible, retrusive mandible, normal profile (Class I incisor with Class I skeletal pattern), retrusive maxilla, protrusive maxilla, and bimaxillary retrusion. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to determine professional differences in assessment. Multiple regression analysis was performed with age, professional status, sex, and number of years in practice as independent variables.
A strong correlation was found in the profile assessment between orthodontists and oral surgeons. Normal and bimaxillary retrusive Chinese male and female profiles were judged to be highly attractive by orthodontists and oral surgeons. Chinese male and female profiles with protrusive mandibles were judged the least attractive. There was a difference in professional opinion about the most attractive male profile (P < .05), with orthodontists preferring a flatter profile and oral surgeons preferring a fuller normal Chinese profile. Sex of dental professionals and number of years in clinical practice were found to affect profile rankings.
本研究旨在比较正畸医生和口腔外科医生对中国人面部侧貌吸引力的评估。
样本包括亚洲社区的31名牙科专业人员（20名正畸医生，11名口腔外科医生）。选取2名具有正常侧貌、I类切牙关系和I类骨骼型的中国成年人（1名男性，1名女性）的面部侧貌照片和头颅侧位X线片进行数字化处理。通过在前后平面上以2个标准差的增量改变头颅测量骨骼和牙齿硬组织的中国正常值来修改数字图像，从而为每种性别获得7种面部侧貌。这些图像分别为双颌前突、下颌前突、下颌后缩、正常侧貌（I类切牙伴I类骨骼型）、上颌后缩、上颌前突和双颌后缩。采用曼-惠特尼U检验来确定评估中的专业差异。以年龄、专业地位、性别和从业年限作为自变量进行多元回归分析。
正畸医生和口腔外科医生在侧貌评估方面存在很强的相关性。正畸医生和口腔外科医生都认为正常和双颌后缩的中国男性和女性侧貌极具吸引力。下颌前突的中国男性和女性侧貌被认为最缺乏吸引力。在对最具吸引力的男性侧貌的专业意见上存在差异（P < .05），正畸医生更喜欢较扁平的侧貌，而口腔外科医生更喜欢更丰满的正常中国侧貌。发现牙科专业人员的性别和临床从业年限会影响侧貌排名。
