Does work or personal stress make you look older than your real age? A new study says smiling can help you appear younger, but cosmetic dentists say damaged or yellow teeth could have the opposite effect.
The study, conducted at the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, showed that people are most likely to underestimate the age of a person if he or she is smiling. We tend to find smiling faces more attractive, youthful, and upbeat. A smile or laugh's age-defying power may lay in the fact that smile lines make it challenging for an observer to correctly predict a person's true age, according to Dr. Ed Lowe, editor-in-chief of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's (AACD) Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Many start to see their smile deteriorate during their 30's and early 40's due to lifestyle and health habits that wear teeth and damage skin over time. The AACD shares the following tips on how to reverse the effects of aging on your smile.
Reference:
1. Voelkle, Manuel C., Ebner, Natalie C., Lindenberger, Ulman., Riediger, Michaela. Let me guess how old you are: Effects of age, gender, and facial expression on perceptions of age. Psychology and Aging, Sep 5, 2011: No Pagination Specified.
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