Table 3 Flores-Mir methodological score for study.
From: Attractiveness and determinants of maxillary midline diastemas in a West African smile
Participant number | Sampling method | Presentation of photos | Viewing protocol | Intra-examiner reliability | Scoring technique | Methodological score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
375 (334 lay persons) | Opportunistic Sample using gatekeepers and social media sharing INCLUSION CRITERIA • Adult aged 18+ • Heritage in West Africa | Full face photos with altered diastema widths only | Participants viewed photos one at a time in a randomly allocated order (female photos first then male photos) and could technically go back to review photos on browser | Participants subsequently viewed all photos simultaneously and rated the most and least attractive allowing the figures to be compared to independent ratings | 5-point Likert Scale | 20/22 |
4/4 | 3/3 | 6/6 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 3/3 |
