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Are people with whiter teeth smarter?
6th Mar 2008
The study – carried out in the States via the internet – was aimed at ascertaining what impact attractive teeth have on perceptions of an individual's appearance and personality and used ‘before and after' pictures of people who had undergone cosmetic surgery. No respondent ever saw the same person with both a ‘before' and ‘after' smile but all respondents viewed the same set of eight individuals. After seeing each picture, respondents rated each person on the following attributes: • Attractive • Intelligent • Happy • Successful in their career • Friendly • Interesting • Kind • Wealthy • Popular with the opposite sex • Sensitive to other people Respondents used a 1 to 10 scale where a ‘1' represents ‘not at all' and a ‘10' represents ‘extremely.' The statistical analysis demonstrates that there is a major effect of a smile on perceptions of all major attributes. In each case, people are viewed as more attractive, intelligent, happy, successful in their career, friendly, interesting, kind, wealthy and popular with the opposite sex with smiles that have been altered by cosmetic dentistry versus their original smiles. |
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| Posted by t.o.m 7/3/08 at 16:51 |
| I have repeatedly heard from many members of the industry (as well as parents, relatives etc) how big an impact a clean smile can have on someone. It's no shock to discover that people rated those with pearly smiles as more intelligent. Maybe it's the air of dignity and confidence. |
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