Esthetics and smile characteristics evaluated by laypersons: A comparison of Canadian and US data

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-205

  McLeod, Catherine ^a   Fields, H W ^b   Hechter, Frank ^a   Wiltshire, William ^a   Rody Jr , Wellington ^a   Christensen, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Buccal corridor; Gingival display; Lateral central gingival discrepancy; Maxillary midline to face discrepancy; Occlusal cant; Smile esthetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PUBLIC OPINION; SMILING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651264769     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/060510-309.1     Document Type: Article

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