The Effect of Esthetic Crown Lengthening on Perceptions of a Patient's Attractiveness, Friendliness, Trustworthiness, Intelligence, and Self‐Confidence

Abstract

Excessive gingival display did negatively affect how attractive a person's smile is judged to be. In addition, how friendly, trustworthy, intelligent, and self-confident a person was perceived to be was inversely related to the amount of gingival display. Untrained laypeople were just as sensitive to these differences as senior dental students.