The impact of visible dental decay on social judgements: Comparison of the effects of location and extent of lesion

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-174

  Somani, A ^a   Newton, J T ^a,b   Dunne, S ^a   Gilbert, D B ^b  

^a Department of Biomedical Sciences ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries; Position of decay; Social judgements

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INCISOR; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; DENTAL CARIES; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INCISOR; INTELLIGENCE; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954778166     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2473Newton06     Document Type: Article

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