Impact of metal and ceramic fixed orthodontic appliances on judgments of beauty and other face-related attributes

Introduction Physical attributes, behavior, and personal ornaments exert a direct influence on how a person's beauty and personality are judged. The aim of this study was to investigate how people who wear a fixed orthodontic appliance see themselves and are seen by others in social settings. M...

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Published in:American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics 2014-02, Vol.145 (2), p.203-206
Main Authors: Fonseca, Lílian Martins, Araújo, Telma Martins de, Santos, Aline Rôde, Faber, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Attitude to Health
Beauty
Ceramics - chemistry
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Alloys - chemistry
Dental Materials - chemistry
Dentistry
Extraversion (Psychology)
Face - anatomy & histology
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Judgment
Male
Middle Aged
Orthodontic Appliance Design - psychology
Orthodontic Brackets
Orthodontic Wires
Self Concept
Smiling - psychology
Social Desirability
Social Distance
Stainless Steel - chemistry
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction Physical attributes, behavior, and personal ornaments exert a direct influence on how a person's beauty and personality are judged. The aim of this study was to investigate how people who wear a fixed orthodontic appliance see themselves and are seen by others in social settings. Methods A total of 60 adults evaluated their own smiling faces in 3 different scenarios: without a fixed orthodontic appliance, wearing a metal fixed orthodontic appliance, and wearing an esthetic fixed orthodontic appliance. Furthermore, 15 adult raters randomly assessed the same faces in standardized front-view facial photographs. Both the subjects and the raters answered a questionnaire in which they evaluated criteria on a numbered scale ranging from 0 to 10. The models judged their own beauty, and the raters assigned scores to beauty, age, intelligence, ridiculousness, extroversion, and success. Results The self-evaluations showed decreased beauty scores ( P  
ISSN:0889-5406
1097-6752
DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2013.10.016