
pmid: 6571771
A previous report describes the reliability and validity of a scale designed to assess perceptions of dental-facial attractiveness, independent of occlusal function. The purpose of the present study was to assess the consistency of judgments of dental-facial attractiveness (DFA) for sex and race differences in photographed children. Using a five-pont DFA scale, twelve college freshmen (three black females, three black males, three white females, three white males) rated ninety-six photographs of the mouths and jaws of 13- to 14-year-old children (twenty-four black females, twenty-four black males, twenty-four white females, twenty-four white males). No significant mean differences were found between the black and white photographed or between the female and male children photographed. However, means were significantly different for DFA judgments by race and sex of the raters. Black raters judged all photographs to be more attractive than did white raters, and female raters judged all photographs to be more attractive than did male raters. Correlational data are presented describing consistency of perception within rater groups and photographed groups of children.
Male, Mouth, Adolescent, Age Factors, Black People, Esthetics, Dental, White People, Sex Factors, Research Design, Humans, Female, Child, Malocclusion
Male, Mouth, Adolescent, Age Factors, Black People, Esthetics, Dental, White People, Sex Factors, Research Design, Humans, Female, Child, Malocclusion
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