ASSESSMENT OF PINK AND WHITE AESTHETIC SCORES AMONG SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

Abstract

The aesthetic demands of patients are elevated in recent days, especially in visible areas such as the anterior region. According to the literature various indices were proposed to evaluate aesthetics in the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. Two such indices are the pink aesthetic score (PES) and white aesthetic score (WES). So using these indices, the anterior aesthetic scores were determined among the south Indian population.This cross‐sectional study was performed by photographic analysis. A total of 25 subjects and 75 sites. Using the PES/WES by direct comparison with the contralateral reference teeth the results were tabulated. The PES and WES was clearly higher than the average acceptable values. The mean PES (11.33) and mean WES (8.1) scored well above the threshold of 8 for PES and 6 for WES. Dentists and dental technicians must take these scores into account before restoring teeth in order to improve aesthetics among the south Indian population.