Attitudes and satisfaction with dental appearance in young adults with and without malocclusion

Swedish Dental Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Lilja Karlander, Eva ^a,b   Kurol, Jüri ^a   Josefsson, Eva ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Orthodontic treatment; Public dental service; Treatment demand; Treatment need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHODONTICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0348109438     PISSN: 03479994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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