The Relationship between Posttreatment Smile Esthetics and the ABO Objective Grading System: Class I Extraction versus Non-Extraction Cases [PDF]
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the components of the objective grading system developed by the American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) and smile esthetics in Class I extraction vs non-extraction cases.Methods: A total of 40
Vagdevi Hosur Kantharaju+2 more
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The Influence of Educational Level on the Perception of Altered Smile Esthetics Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Smile esthetics are a crucial aspect of facial attractiveness, playing a central role in social interactions. Dental students’ perception of smiling esthetics may evolve as they progress through their education and clinical ...
Panagiotis Ntovas+5 more
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Effects of tooth extraction on smile esthetics and the buccal corridor: A meta-analysis [PDF]
Background/purpose: Smile esthetics is a critical factor for evaluating orthodontic treatment outcomes. The effects of tooth extraction on smile esthetics and buccal corridor remain controversial and have not been adequately investigated.
Hsin-Chung Cheng+3 more
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Do different vertical positions of maxillary central incisors influence smile esthetics perception? [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to determine the perception of smile esthetics among orthodontists and layperson, with respect to different maxillary central incisors vertical positions in full-face and close-up smile analyses.
Erica Bretas Cabral Menezes+2 more
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Factors affecting perception of laypeople and dental professionals toward different smile esthetics [PDF]
Background: /purpose: Several factors such as identity, income, and age potentially associated with smile perceptions. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the smile esthetic perception in different identities (layperson, general dentist ...
Johnson Hsin-Chung Cheng+3 more
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Effect of anterior overbite malocclusion on smile esthetics in adult patients [PDF]
Objective To investigate whether overbite affects smile esthetics. Methods This study involved 106 patients with complete pretreatment records. Lateral cephalometric tracings were used to measure hard tissue variables.
Johnson Hsin-Chung Cheng+3 more
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Relationship between perception of smile esthetics and orthodontic treatment in Spanish patients. [PDF]
One of the main objectives of orthodontic treatment is to achieve an esthetic smile. This study set out to analyze differences in the perception of smile esthetics among patients before and after receiving orthodontic treatment.
Belen Bolas-Colvee+3 more
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10 commandments of smile esthetics [PDF]
The search for esthetic treatment has persisted in the routine of dental professionals. Following this trend, dental patients have sought treatment with the primary aim of improving smile esthetics.
Andre Wilson Machado
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Clinical effectiveness of orthodontic treatment on smile esthetics: a systematic review [PDF]
Terpsithea Christou,1 Anna Betlej,1 Najd Aswad,1 Dorothy Ogdon,2 Chung How Kau11School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA; 2School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham ...
Christou T+4 more
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Perception of adults' smile esthetics among orthodontists, clinicians and laypeople [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Smile esthetics has become a major concern among patients and orthodontists. Therefore, the aim of this study was: (1) To highlight differences in perception of smile esthetics by clinicians, orthodontists and laypeople; (2) To assess factors ...
Enio Ribeiro Cotrim+3 more
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