The influence of tooth colour on the perceptions of personal characteristics among female dental patients: comparisons of unmodified, decayed and 'whitened' teeth
Key Points People make judgements about the personal characteristics of photographed individuals based on dental appearance. Teeth that appear whitened elicit preferable judgements in comparison to normal enamel. This has implications for whether cosmetic tooth whitening should be provided by the NH...
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People make judgements about the personal characteristics of photographed individuals based on dental appearance.
Teeth that appear whitened elicit preferable judgements in comparison to normal enamel. This has implications for whether cosmetic tooth whitening should be provided by the NHS.
Teeth that appear decayed elicit judgements that are unfavourable in comparison to normal enamel.
Objective
Physical appearance plays a key role in human social interaction and the smile and teeth are important features in determining the attractiveness of a face. Furthermore, the mouth is thought to be important in social interactions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tooth colour and social perceptions.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty female participants viewed one of six images, either a male or a female digitally altered to display one of three possible dental statuses (unmodified, decayed, or whitened). The images were rated on four personality traits: social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and relationship satisfaction (RS).
Results
Decayed dental appearance led to more negative judgements over the four personality categories. Whitened teeth led to more positive appraisals. The gender of the image and the demographic background of the participant did not have a significant effect on appraisals.
Conclusion
Tooth colour exerts an influence on social perceptions. The results may be explained by negative beliefs about dental decay, such as its link with poor oral hygiene. |
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People make judgements about the personal characteristics of photographed individuals based on dental appearance.
Teeth that appear whitened elicit preferable judgements in comparison to normal enamel. This has implications for whether cosmetic tooth whitening should be provided by the NHS.
Teeth that appear decayed elicit judgements that are unfavourable in comparison to normal enamel.
Objective
Physical appearance plays a key role in human social interaction and the smile and teeth are important features in determining the attractiveness of a face. Furthermore, the mouth is thought to be important in social interactions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tooth colour and social perceptions.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty female participants viewed one of six images, either a male or a female digitally altered to display one of three possible dental statuses (unmodified, decayed, or whitened). The images were rated on four personality traits: social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and relationship satisfaction (RS).
Results
Decayed dental appearance led to more negative judgements over the four personality categories. Whitened teeth led to more positive appraisals. The gender of the image and the demographic background of the participant did not have a significant effect on appraisals.
Conclusion
Tooth colour exerts an influence on social perceptions. The results may be explained by negative beliefs about dental decay, such as its link with poor oral hygiene.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0007-0610</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1476-5373</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1038/bdj.2008.134</identifier><identifier>PMID: 18297050</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>London: Nature Publishing Group UK</publisher><subject>Adaptation, Psychological ; Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Attraction ; Color ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Decay ; Demography ; Dental Caries - psychology ; Dentistry ; Esthetics, Dental - psychology ; Female ; Females ; Gender ; Humans ; Hygiene ; Insurance, Dental ; Intelligence ; Interpersonal Relations ; Linear Models ; Male ; Medicine ; Mouth ; Oral hygiene ; Perception ; Personality ; Photography, Dental ; Psychology ; Sex Factors ; Social Adjustment ; Social interactions ; State Dentistry - economics ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Teeth ; Tooth Bleaching - economics ; Tooth Bleaching - psychology ; Tooth Discoloration - psychology ; United Kingdom</subject><ispartof>British dental journal, 2008-03, Vol.204 (5), p.E9-E9</ispartof><rights>Springer Nature Limited 2008</rights><rights>Copyright Nature Publishing Group Mar 8, 2008</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-598e2717e1bca0390c78558f141689eb029d727f7c1d67573f8bde254dc900383</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c451t-598e2717e1bca0390c78558f141689eb029d727f7c1d67573f8bde254dc900383</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27924,27925</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18297050$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Williams, D. M</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kershaw, S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Newton, J. T</creatorcontrib><title>The influence of tooth colour on the perceptions of personal characteristics among female dental patients: comparisons of unmodified, decayed and 'whitened' teeth</title><title>British dental journal</title><addtitle>Br Dent J</addtitle><addtitle>Br Dent J</addtitle><description>Key Points
People make judgements about the personal characteristics of photographed individuals based on dental appearance.
Teeth that appear whitened elicit preferable judgements in comparison to normal enamel. This has implications for whether cosmetic tooth whitening should be provided by the NHS.
Teeth that appear decayed elicit judgements that are unfavourable in comparison to normal enamel.
Objective
Physical appearance plays a key role in human social interaction and the smile and teeth are important features in determining the attractiveness of a face. Furthermore, the mouth is thought to be important in social interactions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tooth colour and social perceptions.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty female participants viewed one of six images, either a male or a female digitally altered to display one of three possible dental statuses (unmodified, decayed, or whitened). The images were rated on four personality traits: social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and relationship satisfaction (RS).
Results
Decayed dental appearance led to more negative judgements over the four personality categories. Whitened teeth led to more positive appraisals. The gender of the image and the demographic background of the participant did not have a significant effect on appraisals.
Conclusion
Tooth colour exerts an influence on social perceptions. 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People make judgements about the personal characteristics of photographed individuals based on dental appearance.
Teeth that appear whitened elicit preferable judgements in comparison to normal enamel. This has implications for whether cosmetic tooth whitening should be provided by the NHS.
Teeth that appear decayed elicit judgements that are unfavourable in comparison to normal enamel.
Objective
Physical appearance plays a key role in human social interaction and the smile and teeth are important features in determining the attractiveness of a face. Furthermore, the mouth is thought to be important in social interactions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between tooth colour and social perceptions.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey. One hundred and eighty female participants viewed one of six images, either a male or a female digitally altered to display one of three possible dental statuses (unmodified, decayed, or whitened). The images were rated on four personality traits: social competence (SC), intellectual ability (IA), psychological adjustment (PA), and relationship satisfaction (RS).
Results
Decayed dental appearance led to more negative judgements over the four personality categories. Whitened teeth led to more positive appraisals. The gender of the image and the demographic background of the participant did not have a significant effect on appraisals.
Conclusion
Tooth colour exerts an influence on social perceptions. The results may be explained by negative beliefs about dental decay, such as its link with poor oral hygiene.</abstract><cop>London</cop><pub>Nature Publishing Group UK</pub><pmid>18297050</pmid><doi>10.1038/bdj.2008.134</doi><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
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