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Boosting Self-Perception through Orthodontics
The index of orthodontic treatment need was used to assessmalocclusion severity, esthetic status (measured by an orthodontist) and esthetic self-perception. All the study subjects—the treatment group, the waiting group and the school group—were interviewed three times over aperiod of two years. In the end, the researchers found that “fixed orthodontic treatment improved the esthetic self-perceptions
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