Aim. To identify the main facial features associated to facial attractiveness in women nowadays. Method. A descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 20 female public figures, very famous and successful women, most frequently actresses, singers or models, considered very beautiful nowadays. Their selection followed the analysis of several recent tops that aimed identifying most beautiful women, in which raters were lay persons. Data was collected by analyzing photos from frontal and lateral view, during rest position and smiling. Results. The persons analyzed registered diverse facial traits. Most obvious trends, encountered in more than 75% of them, included: Caucasian race; straight and long hair; average nasal tip protrusion; maxillary dental midline concordant to facial midline; a thicker lower lip compared to the upper lip; exposure of only maxillary incisors during smile; decreased or absent buccal corridor; maxillary central incisors of oval/rectangular shape; absence of maxillary teeth crowding. Other frequently encountered features were: American nationality; brown hair; eyes with medium size, almond shape, wide set, of green color; nose with an average width; face with a decreased lower third and a slightly convex profile; a thick lower lip and an average upper lip; exposure during smiling till the first molar, with a normal smile line. Conclusions. The public beautiful women nowadays register features that are generally associated to an increased facial attractiveness. Knowledge of trends in facial beauty is useful in dental practice, in order to understand better patient’s need in terms of esthetic expectations.
Esthetics is the “new trend” in dental medicine as a natural consequence of the development of modern society, with implications in practice and training. Like any rule in art, but also within the medical field, esthetics must be known and addressed in relation to other medical or non-medical principles (dental cosmetic), respect the ethics rules. Aim. Literature study designed to focus on the current problems that modern dentistry is facing, in relation to esthetic requirements. The literature search strategy in electronic databases: EBSCO Data Base, Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source, Pub Med indexed articles, used Boolean Operators. As a conclusion, the dentist must be familiar with the differences between esthetic and dental cosmetic, must minimize the subjective component of the examination, identify the reasons of presentation, guide the patient in choosing the optimal treatment, including obtaining the desired esthetic results, within the ethical boundaries of the noble medical profession.
