Mohindra N K, Bulman J S
Eastman Dental Institute, University College London.
Br Dent J. 2002 Feb 9;192(3):164-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801324.
To investigate the effect of increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion on facial aesthetics.
General practice.
Questionnaires were sent to 96 patients who had been treated in the practice during the period of July 1998 to December 2000, resulting in an overall 72% response rate. All these patients had had their occlusal vertical dimension increased. Photographs of patients were taken before, during and after treatment. The questionnaire asked their opinion on the effects of the treatment on their facial features. To obtain an objective view to substantiate the opinions of the patients, a panel of five judges reviewed the before and after photographs and filled in their own questionnaires.
Of the patients who responded to the questionnaire, 79.7% said they looked younger after the treatment. The panel thought 81.2% of the patients treated whose photographs they reviewed looked younger.
Increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion can have far reaching effects on facial aesthetics, not just on the peri-oral areas but on the whole face.
研究增加咬合垂直距离对面部美学的影响。
全科医疗。
向1998年7月至2000年12月期间在该诊所接受治疗的96名患者发送问卷，总体回复率为72%。所有这些患者的咬合垂直距离均已增加。在治疗前、治疗期间和治疗后拍摄患者照片。问卷询问他们对治疗对面部特征影响的看法。为了获得客观观点以证实患者的意见，由五名评判员组成的小组查看了治疗前后的照片并填写了他们自己的问卷。
在回复问卷的患者中，79.7%表示治疗后他们看起来更年轻。评判小组认为他们查看照片的接受治疗的患者中有81.2%看起来更年轻。
增加咬合垂直距离对面部美学有深远影响，不仅对面周区域，而且对整个面部都有影响。
