Dr. Anthony Mobasser is a renowned cosmetic dentist serving the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills areas since 1980. He specializes in cosmetic dentistry services including lumineers, porcelain veneers, dental implants, crowns, extreme makeover, dental makeover, reconstructive dentistry and more.
Common sense tells us a beautiful smile makes you more attractive, but a consumer study recently released by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) reveals a healthy smile offers many more benefits.
According to the study, people perceive those with healthy and white smiles as more interesting, intelligent, successful and wealthy.
Dr. Anne Beall, a social psychologist and market research professional from Beall Research and Training of Chicago, carried out an independent study. Beall presented before-and-after photos of eight individuals to a cross-section of 528 Americans. Participants were asked to make a snap judgment on the basis of attractiveness, intelligence, happiness, wealth, popularity with the opposite sex, the success of their careers and several other factors.
For the study, Beall created two sets of photos, showing before and after results of cosmetic dentistry, evenly divided between men and women. Half the participants viewed the first set and the other half set B.
Two of the photos revealed mildly improved smiles, two had moderate improvements and four had undergone major makeovers.
Respondents didn’t know they were to judge the people in the photos based on their smiles. Instead, they were asked to make snap judgments on ten characteristics, based on their overall appearance. The judgment scale ran from one to 10, with one being “not at all” and 10 being “extremely.”
The results may surprise you.
Perhaps understandably, the change was most dramatic for “attractiveness,” followed by “popularity with the opposite sex,” “wealth” and “successful in their career.”
“Based on a lot of interaction with happy patients, we were expecting this type of difference in attractiveness and popularity with the opposite sex,” Said Dr. Marty Zase, president of AACD, in a press release. “(B)ut to have large gains in how successful, intelligent, interesting and wealthy patients appeared after cosmetic dentistry caught even us by surprise. We’ve been telling people that a beautiful smile was a great investment in their futures. Now we have independent evidence.”
Statistical results included a:
• 1.3 increase for Attractive
• 1.2 increase for Popular With the Opposite Sex
• 1.0 increase for Wealthy
• .9 increase for Successful in Their Career
• .7 increase for Interesting
• .6 increase for Intelligent
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If you would like to learn more about cosmetic dentistry or if you would like to schedule a consultation with Dr. Mobasser at his Los Angeles cosmetic dentistry office, please call: (310) 550-0383; or visit his web site: www.celebritydentist.com.
About Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Anthony Mobasser
Dr. Mobasser offers state-of-the-art cosmetic treatment to his patients in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and around the world. He is one of the pioneers of modern cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry and is one of the most experienced and qualified dentists in the world. Dr. Mobasser offers full-mouth reconstruction, cosmetic dentistry, porcelain veneers, sedation dentistry, porcelain crowns and bridges, implants, TMJ treatment, smile makeover, and more. To complement his dental training, he also holds degrees in mathematics and engineering. Please visit his website at www.celebritydentist.com.
