Society's reactions to facial disfigurements

There is a paucity of thorough research on society's reaction to dentofacial anomalies, or to other forms of facial disfigurement. The author reviews the studies of the social effects of dental appearance that do exist, and then reports some results of his own researches into reaction to facial disfigurement. It appears from these studies that facial disfigurement (including dentofacial anomalies) can indeed be a cause of social disadvantage.