Clareamento dentário x autoestima x autoimagem

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, João Augusto Guedes de
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Vicente de Paula Prisco da, Fajardo, Renato Salviato [UNESP], Rezende, Maria Cristina Rosifini Alves [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://www.archhealthinvestigation.com.br/index.php/ArcHI/article/view/673; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133228
• topic: Self concept; Smiling; Tooth bleaching; Autoimagen; Sonrisa; Blanqueamiento de dientes; Autoimagem; Sorriso; Clareamento Dentário

Dental changes that compromise facial harmony can have serious consequences on the social image of the patient. Depending on the emotional significance for the individual it can change interpersonal relationships, causing profound changes in their patterns of self-acceptance and self-image, with profound effects on their self-esteem of the patient. The search for tooth whitening as cosmetic factor for a harmonic smile grew sharply in the last decade. Although the color of the tooth represents only one aspect in the set of determinants of facial harmony, it is a strong factor because it is quickly perceived. This study aims to report the clinical case of a patient with spots on their upper central incisors. For the patient these spots have compromised her smile, causing harm and discomfort in their everyday social and professional relationships.