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Is the orthodontic smile considered as aesthetic in adult patients?
Mello, Gabriela; Evangelista, José Grillo; Alves, Valter Pedroso; Delgado, Ana Sintra; Dias, Maria do RosárioIn the last five years, pioneer studies were carried out in the Egas Moniz University Clinic surrounding the mental representation of the smile, centred on adolescent patients wearing orthodontic appliances, emerging with the results obtained as a new form of categorizing the perfect smile: The Orthodontic Smile. The present study is qualitative and exploratory and aims to understand the importance of the self-...
X-ray vision: mental representation of adolescent’s oral cavity undergoing orth...
Karramkan, Aucéane Erine; Evangelista, José Grillo; Alves, Valter Pedroso; Delgado, Ana Sintra; Dias, Maria do RosárioIntroduction: Oral Hygiene is notoriously relevant in the context of orthodontic treatment; however, oral health self-care is often considered inadequate.
From the orthodontic smile to the new smile: a new categorization
Dias, Maria do Rosário; Alves, Valter Pedroso; Kizi, Gunel Mammadova; Delgado, Ana SintraThe facial symmetry from an esthetic standpoint is crucial. However, there are not much research that examine the malocclusion issue or the significance of the mouth and smile in the mental representation of the face. In this study, 151 kids and teenagers, both genders, aged 8 to 24, were asked to sketch two self-portraits of their mouths or smiles—before (and during) the usage of the orthodontic appliance. Par...
The mental representation of the smile before and after orthodontic treatment
Dias, Maria do Rosário; Ferreira, Ana; Alves, Valter Pedroso; Delgado, AnaBackground: Understanding the importance, value, and self-image that the smile represents in the daily life of the individual remains a subject of high scientific interest.
When the silence speaks : the smile
Dias, Maria do Rosário; Naben, Letícia Garcia; Monteiro, Ana Lúcia; Ferreira, Ana; Alves, Valter Pedroso; Delgado, Ana