Beauty and the teeth: Perception of tooth color and its influence on the overall judgment of facial attractiveness

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 348-357

  Höfel, Lea ^a,c   Lange, Matthias ^b   Jacobsen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Cognitive and Biological Psychology ^*

^c Institute of General Psychology   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COLOR; DENTAL CARE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOTH; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; VISION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEAUTY; COLOR; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; TOOTH; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34547797479     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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