Overview of the Smile Arc in Students of Harapan 1 High School Medan, in 2016

Hilda Fitria Lubis, Kevin

2018

Abstract

Introduction: In orthodontics, the type of malocclusion that is often complaint by patients are anterior teeth crowding and protrusive teeth which subsequently, affects facial aesthetics. Facial aesthetics is affected by the smile arc of an individual which is distinct in every individual. One of the smile forming components in the frontal aspect is the smile arc. There are three possible smile arcs that are commonly found in individuals; curved, straight and reversed smile arc. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the overview of the smile arc among Harapan 1 Medan high school students in 2016. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional approach and simple random sampling method was used to select Harapan 1 Medan high school students with a total sample of 126 students. The obtained data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The most dominant type of smile arc among Harapan 1 high school students was the curved smile arc and there were no significant differences between males and females. The distribution of the smile arc type obtained were 69.84% curved, 22.22% straight, and 7.94% reversed. Conclusion: The average smile arc type of Harapan 1 Medan high school students was the curved smile.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lubis H. and Kevin. (2018). Overview of the Smile Arc in Students of Harapan 1 High School Medan, in 2016.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 399-402. DOI: 10.5220/0010067303990402

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Hilda Fitria Lubis and Kevin},
title={Overview of the Smile Arc in Students of Harapan 1 High School Medan, in 2016},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={399-402},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010067303990402},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Overview of the Smile Arc in Students of Harapan 1 High School Medan, in 2016
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Lubis H.
AU - Kevin.
PY - 2018
SP - 399
EP - 402
DO - 10.5220/0010067303990402