The ideal shape of the female jaw angle: An online survey

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of an attractive white female jaw angle in the three dimensions. An online survey of photographs of celebrities and laypeople was used to rate their attractiveness using 6 questions and a 3-item Likert scale. If ≥ 80% of participants rated a model as having attractive aesthetic features, it was considered attractive. The following features were considered important: a gonial angle in profile of 125.5° and in anterior view of 142°, an intergonial-interzygomatic width ratio of 0.83 and the vertical position of the jaw angles at the level of the stomion or upper lip. Surgeons can use these consensus criteria to help design a jaw angle implant, define orthognathic surgical strategies, or shape the angle using injectables.