[Cosmetic dental treatment. Its impact on happiness and quality of life]
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A de Jongh1, S Cheung, L H L Khoe
1Uit de sectie Sociale Tandheelkunde, afdeling Conserverende en Preventieve Tandheelkunde, van het Academisch Centrum, Tandheelkunde Amsterdam. a.de.jongh@acta.nl
Abstract:
This study assessed the impact on happiness and quality of life of the cosmetic treatment of frontal teeth. This was compared with the impact of a restorative, not primarily cosmetic, treatment in the (pre)molar region on happiness and quality of life. The hypothesis that a cosmetic dental treatment makes a person happier or improves the quality of one's life was not supported by the results of the present study. In fact, oral health-related quality of life appeared to decline after the dental cosmetic treatment. Further research is needed to assess whether the results of the present study can be replicated in a larger sample and how the findings can be explained.
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