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Esthetics of soft tissues plays an important role in the selection of the therapeutic strategy; thus, the subjective evaluation of chin asymmetry is of great significance for clinical treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>AIM:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The objective of the study is to evaluate: 1. The degree of chin asymmetry on esthetics perception in frontal view and 2. To analyze the critical evaluation of chin asymmetry by dental professionals and laypersons with frontal facial photographs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODOLOGY:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Chin asymmetries were analyzed through a series of edited frontal photographs of two subjects (male and female). The position of the chin was digitally altered from 0\u00b0 (no alteration) to 6\u00b0 (most severe alteration). Participants\u2019 responses were collected from laypersons (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 100), general dentists (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 50), and orthodontists (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 51), and the photographs were graded according to esthetic appeal using a visual analog scale. Statistical analysis showed the diagnostic threshold levels for identifying chin asymmetries.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>General dentists and laypersons showed similar threshold for diagnosing chin asymmetry in male and female subjects of 4\u00b0, whereas orthodontists could diagnose transverse chin asymmetry in male and female subjects at a 3\u00b0 deviation. All the groups rated the 0\u00b0 and 1\u00b0 as the most attractive and 5\u00b0 and 6\u00b0 as the least attractive.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Laypersons and general dentists had a relatively same accuracy in diagnosing transverse chin asymmetries in both female and male subjects, whereas orthodontists have relatively higher accuracy compared with other groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jos.jos_168_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,11]],"date-time":"2025-06-11T09:00:45Z","timestamp":1749632445000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Chin asymmetry perception among orthodontists, general dentists, and 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