A pilot study of dental students' esthetic perceptions of computer-generated mild dental fluorosis compared to other conditions

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-23

  McKnight, Carrie B ^a   Levy, Steven M ^a   Cooper, Stephanie E ^b   Jakobsen, Jane R ^a   Warren, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer generated; Dental fluorosis; Dental students; Esthetic perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033302464     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1999.tb03230.x     Document Type: Article

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