TEST PREVIEW

  1. According to the American Association of Orthodontics, what percentage of US adults are unhappy with their smile?
  1. ________% of younger Americans (18-24 years old) report that they have untagged a picture of themselves on social media due to a negative perception of their smile.
  1. The most common complaint reported by individuals who reported to be dissatisfied with their smile was:
  1. Consider the following two statements: Hue distinguishes between different families of color (i.e., blue versus yellow). Chroma characterizes the lightness of a color within that particular hue.
  1. Untreated teeth, on average, demonstrate a ________ hue.
  1. What is the width:length ratio range that is considered esthetically pleasing?
  1. Mean lip length, as measured from the sub-nasal to the most inferior visible portion of the upper lip at the midline, is ______mm in males and _________mm in females and generally increases with age.
  1. Consider the two following statements: Physiologic lip mobility ranges from 2-12mm, but considerable heterogeneity is present among individuals. Lip mobility is greater in women compared to men and women are more likely to have excessive lip mobility.
  1. Which Jemt papillary fill index is considered optimally esthetic?
  1. Gingival positions and contours associated with optimal esthetics include: central incisors with gingival margins that correspond to those of the canines and the lateral incisors with positions approximately _______ more coronal to a line between the heights of contour of the central incisors and the canines.
  1. All the following influence the amount of gingival display considered ideal EXCEPT one. Which one is the exception?
  1. A unilateral difference in lateral incisor width of ______mm between contralateral teeth was judged to be unesthetic by both dentists and laypersons, but bilateral alterations by the same amount did not impact esthetic perception as significantly.
  1. Consider the following two statements: When the maxillary incisal edges overlap by 1mm with the inner contour of the lower lip at full smile, it is considered to be ideal. This positioning is often described as “consonant”. Older individuals tend to display a more pronounced curvature of the incisal edges and lips during smiling.
  1. Consider the following two statements:
    Full facial photographs should be taken in full smile only in a 1:1 image ratio. Such photographs can allow for assessment of dental midline alignment, lip length, lip mobility, gingival display, buccal corridor fill, smile cant, and consonant/non-consonant smile arc.

  1. Excessive gingival display, also referred to as a “gummy smile”, can be attributed to one or more of the following factors EXCEPT one. Which one is the exception?
  1. Consider the following two statements:
    Both VME and a short upper lip may present with lip incompetence, but lip length is within normal ranges in cases of VME.
    VME is associated with a shortened the lower facial third, which can be assessed in a facial photograph at rest.
  1. Lip asymmetry may be associated with ____________ and, based upon the underlying etiology, asymmetry can be address with dermal fillers, botulinum toxin, and/or myofascial exercises.
  1. The average US woman smiles ______ times each day.