Association Between Confidence in Smiling and Esthetic Characteristics.

Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomez MunizDenise Juaçaba CavalcanteMaria Mônica Studart Mendes MoreiraLidiany Karla Azevedo RodriguesCarlos Augusto de Oliveira FernandesPaulo César de AlmeidaRosimary de Sousa Carvalho

Published in: Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] (2016)

This study showed that only smile type and wrongly positioned teeth were statistically associated with confidence in smiling. Dentists should pay attention to those intraoral characteristics, but the clinical decision making should always include the patients' perception. (J Esthet Restor Dent 29:E56-E66, 2017).

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
decision making
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chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
health insurance
patient reported outcomes