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The effect of extraction and non-extraction orthodontic treatment on smile aesthetics in caucasian females

From Volume 2, Issue 2, April 2009 | Pages 51-56

Authors

Parmjit Singh

BDS(Ncl), MFDS(RCSEdin), MSc(Lond), MOrth(RCSEng), FDS(Orth)RCS, CILT(Lond), SFHEA

BDS (Ncl), MFDS (RCS Edin), MSc (Lond), MOrth, (RCS Eng), FDS (Orth) RCS, CILT (Lond), AFHEA, Professor, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ulster

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Margaret Collins

BDS(NUI), FDS RCS(Glasg), DOrth, MOrth, MSc(Lond)

Consultant in Orthodontics at The Royal London Dental Hospital

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Abstract

On trying to establish whether smile aesthetics differ between non-extraction and extraction subjects, when assessed by male and female orthodontists and lay people, agreement was found, with non-extraction smiles scoring more favourably. However, this difference could not be attributed to non-extraction treatment.

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