The influence of visible dental caries on social judgements and overall facial attractiveness amongst undergraduates

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-217

  Karunakaran, Tharsika ^a   Gilbert, Dave ^b   Asimakopoulou, Koula ^b   Newton, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentition; Facial attractiveness; Social judgments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; ESTHETICS; FACE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEAUTY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952193189     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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