Open AccessEvaluating upper lip changes during smiling and at rest in Indian population
Author(s) -
Sagar Dahiya,
Gunjan Negi,
Kirti Dahiya,
Anirudh Mathur,
Prasad Chitra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_637_18
Subject(s) - orthodontics , medicine , dentistry , upper lip , analysis of variance , post hoc , population , post hoc analysis , environmental health , anatomy
Smile aesthetics is one of the major goals to be achieved after orthodontic mechanotherapy as it visibly displays the results of orthodontic treatment. Although orthodontic retainers aid in maintaining post-treatment occlusion, soft tissue function and aesthetics, appropriate knowledge of smile changes with age can help orthodontists to obtain stable and aesthetically appealing treatment results.