AESTHETICS
Figure 11 The aesthetic and unaesthetic percentage for each variant of the component 5,
appreciated by the study participants
Figure 12 The aesthetic and unaesthetic percentage for each variant of the component 6,
appreciated by the study participants
Aesthetic smile design is a multifactorial
decision-making process that allows the
clinician to treat patients with an individualized,
interdisciplinary approach (4, 5). Others studies
on facial aesthetics were made appreciating
various smiles of patients with and without
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rapid maxillary expansion (RME) and compared
them after. This study shows that orthodontic
treatment might not flatten the smile arch as
previously suggested, and, furthermore, that
RME appears to be associated with a decreased
buccal corridor (6).
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