Smile Esthetic Index - Turning Subjective Evaluation Of Smile Into Objective

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Smile esthetic Index in evaluation of anterior esthetics. The current study was designed to be photographic evaluation of 100 photos of subjects to evaluate the smile esthetic index. The study was conducted in Saveetha Dental College, Chennai. The photos were selected from the institute's patient database after obtaining patient consent. The smiles were graded based on the esthetic smile index and this score was compared to the mean of VAS score given to those photos by two other observers. The results of Esthetic Smile Index were compared with mean esthetic scores graded on 10 by two observers and Perason correlation was done. Positive Correlation was found between these values (0.87). Smile Esthetic Index could be used for quantification of esthetic parameters of smile.Smile Esthetic Index proved to be a reliable index to evaluate the aesthetics of smile.