Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1984
Psychological Aspects of Dentofacial Esthetics and Orthognathic Surgery
Psychological Aspects of Dentofacial Esthetics and Orthognathic Surgery
Page Range: 18 – 35
Abstract
A comprehensive review of the psychological effects of physical attractiveness, with a survey of 50 maxillofacial surgery patients.
Read at the Midwestern Component of the Edward H. Angle Society, February, 1983.
Keywords: Beauty; Cosmetic; Esthetics; Maxillofacial Surgery; Physical Attractiveness
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Jacobson is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Physical Anthropology, a B.D.S. degree and an M.D.S. in Orthodontics from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. He also holds a D.M.D. degree from the University of Alabama and a Certificate in Orthodontics from the Uniuersity of Illinois