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Denture Wearer's Self Assessment of Vertical Dimension
Author(s) -
Liedberg Birgitta,
ÖWall Bengt
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1987.tb00275.x
Subject(s) - medicine , self assessment , dentistry , schematic , orthodontics , face (sociological concept) , vertical dimension of occlusion , social psychology , psychology , social science , electronic engineering , sociology , engineering
Two groups of complete denture wearers were used. They were informed about normal facial proportions and were then asked to classify themselves into one of four face height classes. One group had to choose between four schematic drawings and the other between four color photos of a complete denture wearer, taken at different vertical dimensions. The patients' self‐assessment was correlated to a professional assessment and measurements of the patients' face. The patients' assessments were significantly correlated to the professional assessment in both groups. Self assessment of facial proportions by complete denture wearers could be an easy and useful method of activating them to consult a dentist for check‐up. The simple drawings were found to be most suitable.