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Robustness of the aging effect of smiling against vertical facial orientation [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2022
Background: Previous studies have shown that the association between smiling and youth is a misconception; smiling faces have been estimated to be older than neutral faces. Previous studies have indicated that this aging effect of smiling (AES) is due to
Kyoshiro Sasaki   +3 more
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Hearing Someone Laugh and Seeing Someone Yawn: Modality-Specific Contagion of Laughter and Yawning in the Absence of Others

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Laughter and yawning can both occur spontaneously and are highly contagious forms of social behavior. When occurring contagiously, laughter and yawning are usually confounded with a social situation and it is difficult to determine to which degree the ...
Micaela De Weck   +4 more
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The Interference of Age and Gender on Smile Characterization Analyzed on Six Parameters: A Clinical-Photographic Pilot Study

open access: yesMedicina, 2023
Background and Objective: This study aimed to evaluate six smile-esthetic parameters (deviation of the upper dental midline from the facial midline, upper lip curvature, smile line, smile arch, smile width, and shape of the maxillary central incisors ...
Joana Cunha   +4 more
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Evaluation of the botulinum toxin effects in the correction of gummy smile 32 weeks after application

open access: yesABCS Health Sciences, 2022
Introduction: The use of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) to correct gummy smile has become popular in recent years. Objective: To evaluate the effects of BTX-A application in the correction of gummy smile 2 and 32 weeks after application.
Carlos Eduardo Alonso Vieira   +7 more
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Wearable Orofacial Technology and Orthodontics

open access: yesDentistry Journal, 2023
Wearable technology to augment traditional approaches are increasingly being added to the arsenals of treatment providers. Wearable technology generally refers to electronic systems, devices, or sensors that are usually worn on or are in close proximity ...
Sabarinath Prasad   +5 more
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Photographic Evaluation, Analysis and Comparison of Aesthetically Pleasing Smiles: A Prospective Study

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2020
Objective:To evaluate the differences in aesthetically pleasing smiles and compare the smile arc parameters in males and females by dental specialists using photographs.Methods:The study was conducted on 500 North Indian subjects (Indo-Aryan race; 212 ...
Anisha Janu   +5 more
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Combined use of subclinical hydroxyurea and CHK1 inhibitor effectively controls melanoma and lung cancer progression, with reduced normal tissue toxicity compared to gemcitabine

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, 2019
Drugs such as gemcitabine that increase replication stress are effective chemotherapeutics in a range of cancer settings. These drugs effectively block replication and promote DNA damage, triggering a cell cycle checkpoint response through the ATR–CHK1 ...
Zay Yar Oo   +13 more
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Digital smile design for gummy smile correction

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Research, 2019
Some tools can be used as an aid to the surgical planning for gummy smile correction, such as digital smile design (DSD), which allows to determine patterns of harmony and eventual asymmetries between teeth and gums.
Yara Loyanne de A S. Levi   +2 more
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Smiling and use of first-name by a healthcare receptionist robot: Effects on user perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours

open access: yesPaladyn, 2020
Robots are now starting to be developed and used as receptionists in health applications. In this regard, it is important that robots’ behavioural skills are developed and researched so that people have appropriate and comfortable interactions.
Johanson Deborah L.   +7 more
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Upper Lip Asymmetry During Smiling: An Analysis Using Three-Dimensional Images

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Orthodontics, 2018
Objective:The aim of this study was to use three-dimensional images to determine the presence of upper lip asymmetry at rest and during smiling in a group of individuals with no history of orthodontics or facial cosmetic surgery.MethodsStandardized three-
Andrew Mathis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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