Abstract
Aim: This study assessed the perspectives of laypeople, prosthodontists, orthodontists, and general dentists regarding the efficacy of different photographs in revealing the orthodontic treatment results. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, one Cl I and one Cl III orthodontic patient were selected by consensus of several orthodontists, and their preoperative and postoperative photographs were shown to 125 raters in 4 groups of laypeople, prosthodontists, orthodontists, and general dentists. The raters were asked to rate the clarity of the impact of treatment shown on each photograph using a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS). Results: In the Cl I malocclusion patient, the frontal smiling view acquired the highest score among extraoral photographs, followed by the profile view and frontal view at rest (P<0.001). Of intraoral photographs, the frontal view of occlusion acquired the highest score, followed by the maxillary occlusal view, mandibular occlusal view, and left and right views of occlusion (P<0.001). In the Cl III patient (orthosurgery), the profile view acquired the highest score among extraoral photographs, followed by the frontal smiling view and frontal view at rest (P<0.001). Of intraoral photographs, the frontal view of occlusion acquired the highest score, followed by the left and right occlusal views, maxillary occlusal view, and mandibular occlusal view (P<0.001). Conclusion: For patients with intraoral intra-arch changes, the frontal smiling view extraoral photograph and frontal occlusal view intraoral photograph best revealed the results. In patients with additional facial and extraoral changes, the extraoral profile view and intraoral frontal occlusal view best revealed the treatment results.
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