Prevalence of gummy smile among students of Vietnam Maritime University, school year 2024 - 2025

Tóm tắt

Gummy smile is one of the complaints of the patients, since such a situation can influence self-esteem and social relationships¹. Objective: This study aims to describe the gummy smile’s current status of students at Viet Nam Maritime University. Methods: A cross – sectional study was conducted on 355 students at Viet Nam Maritime University. Results and conclusions: The prevalence of gummy smile was 21,3%, the prevalence of gummy smile among females was higher than in male (22,8%;19,4%) but it was not statistically significant with p = 0.543 ; In both genders, gummy smile was the most common in average upper lip group and the least common in long upper lip group; The rate of gummy smile was the biggest in the group laughed in parallel compared to other groups (42,7%, p < 0,001).