Dental Aesthetic Index scores and perception of personal dental appearance among Turkish university students

European Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 168-173

  Hamamci, Nihal ^a   Baaran, Güvenç ^a   Uysal, Ersin ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649170575     PISSN: 01415387     EISSN: 14602210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjn083     Document Type: Article

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