Psychological characteristics of women who require orthognathic surgery: comparison with untreated controls

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-195

  Williams, D M ^a   Bentley, R ^b   Cobourne, M T ^c   Gibilaro, A ^c   Good, S ^b   Huppa, C ^b   Matthews, N S ^b   O'Higgins, E ^b   Patel, S ^b   Newton, J T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Body image; Facial satisfaction; Mass media; Orthognathic surgery; Personality; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61849084612     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.07.187     Document Type: Article

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