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Each had five standardized frontal-view photographs captured with posed smiles at five anteroposterior head inclinations (\u221220\u00b0, \u221210\u00b0, 0\u00b0, +10\u00b0, +20\u00b0) using a cervical range of motion device. Two curves were traced per photograph: one following the shape of the lower lip and the other the incisal edge of the maxillary anterior teeth from canine to canine (smile line). These curvatures were approximated by quadratic function and compared for concordance based on the maximum curvature of the obtained functions. A score was calculated, with 0 denoting a consonant smile (perfect concordance) and 2 a non-consonant smile. Results: Among the sixty-three participants, fifty-nine were included in the analysis after excluding those with insufficient tooth exposure in the photographs for the smile line assessment. The analysis revealed that the perceived smile line was more consonant (concordant with lower lip curvature) with a \u221220\u00b0 head anteroposterior inclination (score: 0.146), and the least consonant with +20\u00b0 anteroposterior inclination (score: 1.326), with statistically significant differences (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: The smile arc curvature assessment on frontal photographs may be influenced by the anteroposterior inclination of the head on frontal photographs. 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