Effect of Class II functional treatment on facial attractiveness, as perceived by professionals and laypeople.

ABSTRACT: The literature offers different perspectives for and against two-phase treatment of skeletal Class II malocclusion. Facial attractiveness is an important aspect to take into account, given that children with skeletal Class II are often bullied by their peers and have low self-esteem and a lower social perception. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the aesthetic perception of facial profiles by a large number of observers, before and after treatment with a functional appliance, compared to untreated controls. The pre- and post-treatment cephalograms of 20 Class II subjects treated with Sander's bite-jumping appliance and 20 untreated historical controls were collected and transformed into black and white silhouettes depicting only the lower third of the face. An online questionnai

SUBMITTER: Santori F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263773 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature