Visual self-assessment of dental appearance: A comparison of mirror types and digital reflection via smartphone front facing camera
Reflective device type influences self-perceived dental attractiveness. Standard mirrors of different sizes and smartphone reflections produced similar and generally favourable ratings. In contrast, magnified and tooth-shaped mirrors yielded lower ratings. Poor intra-rater reliability suggests that self-assessment based on reflection alone is inconsistent.
Authors
- Al Imran Shahrul
- Asma Ashari
- Ratnah Thevi Subramanam
Institutions
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (MY)
- National University of Malaysia (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345596
- Primary Topic
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00