Impact of brackets on smile esthetics: laypersons and orthodontists perception

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the influence of orthodontic appliances on smile esthetics assessed by lay adolescents, lay adults and orthodontists. METHODS: A facial photograph of a smiling young woman was used under the following conditions: With metal orthodontic brackets ligated by different el...

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Main Authors: Seandra Cordeiro de Oliveira, Rachel D'Aurea Furquim, Adilson Luiz Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2012-10-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512012000500009