Introduction: An attractive, well-balanced smile is a paramount treatment objective of modern orthodontic therapy. Extensive studies on facial features have resulted in the establishment of norms that orthodontists use as guidelines to evaluate facial forms and to direct therapy. Aim: The current study implies the preferences of the lay persons, orthodontist, general dentist and orthodontic patients in different parameters of smile esthetics. Methods:Acomputer-basedquestionnaire was used which comprised of demographic survy and multiple photographs of smiles.The study population was asked to select the most preferred smile from the digitally altered photographs of smile variables in frontal,lateral and three quarter views. Result:Chisquare test was done to analyse, significant was set as p<0.05. Conclusion:Dental knowledge background plays role in smile preference