Abstract
Background: The face is thought to be an important feature in the determination of human physical attractiveness. Individuals with attractive faces tending to be more socially flourishingand friendly in the community. Objectives: A cross sectional study to assess facial profile preference and self awareness in a sample of Sudanese university students and its correlation between genders. Material and methods: Total sample of 358 Sudanese students (179 Males and 179 Females), facial profile photographs were taken from each student. To assess differences in facial profile perception, students were asked to rank the profiles using seven different facial profile silhouette for each gender on a series from most to least attractive. Awareness of the facial appearance on a profile view was evaluated using questionnaires fulfilled by the students. Results: The straight facial profile was evident to be extremely attractive by both males (30.7%) and females (37.4%), retruded maxilla followed by a similar result amongst females (37.4%). The least attractive profiles were the protrusive maxilla (28.5%) and the bimaxillary protrusion (33.5%) for the male and the female profiles, respectively. A higher percentage of females (71.5%) were aware of their facial profile than male participants (51.4%). A statistically significant difference was found between gender and both facial profile perception and self-awareness (p value ≤0.05). Conclusion: Straight facial profile was chosen to be the most attractive facial profile among both genders. Most of the students correctly perceived their facial profile; thus a strong correlation was found between facial profile preference and self awareness as well as gender.
Highlights
Modern society places strong emphasis on physical attractiveness and facial beauty
The straight facial profile was evident to be extremely attractive by both males (30.7%) and females (37.4%), retruded maxilla followed by a similar result amongst females (37.4%)
A statistically significant difference was found between gender and both facial profile perception and self-awareness (p value ≤0.05)
Summary
Modern society places strong emphasis on physical attractiveness and facial beauty. The face is thought to be an important feature in the determination of human physical attractiveness [1]. Over the years there were significant changes in the standard of facial esthetic, so orthodontists must be updated about what the population considers an ideal face [2]. From the patient’s point of view, esthetics is the main reason for seeking orthodontic treatment [3]. The profile analysis is important as it can be used as a basis for orthodontic treatment need [4]. From a point of view some races consider facial profiles with mandibular retrognathism to be both socially and esthetically acceptable, while other races see otherwise [5,6,7]. The face is thought to be an important feature in the determination of human physical attractiveness. Individuals with attractive faces tending to be more socially flourishingand friendly in the community
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