Table 1 Comparing image rankings of Year 1 and Year 5 students.
From: The perceptions of preclinical and clinical dental students to altered smile aesthetics
Median (Interquartile range) | p value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 (preclinical) | Year 5 (clinical) | |||
Image A (a missing tooth) | 5.0 (3.5, 6.0) | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 0.9 | (−1.0 to 1.0) |
Image B (crowded teeth) | 10.0 (8.0, 11.0) | 10.0 (9.0, 12.0) | 0.5 | (−1.0 to 0.0) |
Image C (a deep overbite) | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 7.0 (6.0, 9.0) | 0.55 | (−1.0 to 1.0) |
Image D (discoloured teeth) | 5.5 (3.0, 9.0) | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | 0.02 | (0.0 to 3.0) |
Image E (low upper gingival margin) | 6.0 (4.0, 8.0) | 6.0 (4.0, 7.0) | 0.31 | (0.0 to 1.0) |
Image F (a shifted maxillary midline) | 3.5 (2.0, 5.0) | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 0.26 | (−1.0 to 0.0) |
Image G (a midline diastema) | 9.0 (7.0, 10.0) | 11.0 (10.0, 12.0) | p < 0.001 | (−3.0 to −1.0) |
Image H (the original image) | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) | p < 0.001 | (0.0 to 0.0) |
Image I (proclined incisors) | 6.0 (3.0, 8.0) | 8.0 (4.5, 9.0) | 0.02 | (−2.0 to 0.0) |
Image J (retroclined incisors) | 9.0 (8.0, 11.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | p < 0.001 | (1.0 to 3.0) |
Image K (spaced teeth) | 4.0 (3.0, 5.8) | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 0.03 | (−2.0 to 0.0) |
Image L (an anterior open bite) | 12.0 (11.0, 12.0) | 11.0 (10.5, 12.0) | 0.02 | (0.0 to 1.0) |
