Esthetics and smile characteristics from the layperson's perspective: A computer-based survey study

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1318-1327

  Ker, A J ^a   Chan, Richard ^a   Fields, Henry W ^a   Beck, Mike ^a   Rosenstiel, Stephen ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Buccal corridor; Dental esthetics; Gingival display; Orthodontics; Smile arc; Smile esthetics; Tooth proportion

Indexed keywords

EID: 54449089387     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2008.0043     Document Type: Article

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