Preoccupation with one's appearance: A motivating factor for cosmetic dental treatment?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 204, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 691-695

  De Jongh, A ^a   Oosterink, F M D ^a   Van Rood, Y R ^b   Aartman, I H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DENTAL CARE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORTHODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY IMAGE; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORTHODONTICS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TOOTH BLEACHING;

EID: 46349087283     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.522     Document Type: Article

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