Perceptions of dental aesthetics in the United States and Nigeria

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 418-420

  Otuyemi, Olayinka D ^a   Ogunyinka, Adeola ^b   Dosumu, Oluwole ^b   Cons, Naham C ^c   Jenny, Joanna ^c   Kohout, Frank J ^d   Jakobsen, Jane ^d  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c University of Iowa ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

DAI; Dental aesthetics; Malocclusion; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; MALOCCLUSION; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALOCCLUSION; NIGERIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032247239     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01981.x     Document Type: Article

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