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Recent work has demonstrated that female orthognathic patients display more dissatisfaction with their facial appearance after viewing idealised images of facial photographs, than do controls. Patients may request orthognathic surgery because they hope to improve their appearance to conform with ideals portrayed in the mass media, and these hopes may not be realistic. Patients who demonstrate certain personality traits are more likely to hold such hopes. The current study sought to identify the role of dental status (orthognathic patient versus control), personality traits and media images in dissatisfaction with facial appearance.
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Department of Oral Health Research Services and Dental Public Health, Dental Institute, King's College London, Denmark Hill Campus, Caldecot Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RW, United Kingdom.
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