Malocclusion: Esthetic impact and quality of life among Brazilian schoolchildren

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 424-427

  Marques, Leandro Silva ^a,b   Ramos Jorge, Maria Letícia ^a   Paiva, Saul Martins ^a   Pordeus, Isabela Almeida ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Minas Gerais ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33644787852     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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