Prevalencia del tipo de sonrisa en alumnos de la carrera de odontología UCSG semestre A-2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Dentistry has undergone extensive modifications according to the demands of today's society, giving rise to a more complete view of the patient, Various studies have been conducted to evaluate the perception of the smile altering the aesthetic parameters that compose it, such as, shape and color of the teeth, gingival exposure, smile arch, oral runners, smile line. The type of smile can be classified according to the location of the gingival line, under ideal conditions the gingival margin and the lip line should be congruent or there may be an exposure of between 1 to 2 mm of gingival tissue. In smiles of young individuals, the exposure of the previous piece’s ranges from 75 to 100%. The dental exposure varies depending on whether it is spontaneous to whether it is inn, being lower in the latter. Objective: To determine the prevalence of the type of smile in students of the Dentistry career UCSG semester A2022 Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional and descriptive study in which 100 students of the Dentistry career were observed, these had to be between 18 and 30 years old and present complete anterior teeth, as the only inclusion criteria to be able to determine the prevalence of the types of smile and dental shape Results: It was demonstrated that of the 100 students of the Dentistry career of the UCSG in semester A-2022. Of both genders with an age range between 18 and 30 years. 5 students (5%) had a low smile, while 82 students (82%) had a medium smile and 13 students had a high smile (13%). Discussion: In the study conducted by Ordoñez and Cossio concludes that the most common smile was the average followed by the high and in a smaller percentage the low which agrees with the present study that obtained the same results, also agrees with the study carried out by Pérez in which the highest prevalence occurred in the average smile in the female gender with 54%, this differs with the study of Sosa in which he concludes that both in the female and male sex the average smile is the one with the highest prevalence, According to the study carried out by Merver this differs with ours because in his analysis there was prevalence of the high smile and in a smaller percentage that of medium smile. Conclusion: It is concluded that the most prevalent type of smile is the average smile and that it is more frequent in the female gender. The most prevalent square dental form in the female gender was reported. The visible dental percentage was 75% in patients in an average age range of 21 to 25. It was determined that the female gender feels some insecurity in confidence due to their dental aesthetics.