Soft-tissue facial characteristics of attractive Italian women as compared to normal women

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a   Laino, Alberto ^b   D'Alessio, Raoul ^c   Grandi, Gaia ^a   Binelli, Miriam ^a   Ferrario, Virgilio Ferruccio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Face; Soft tissues; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL CARE; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEAUTY; CEPHALOMETRY; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849113963     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/122707-605.1     Document Type: Article

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