Abstract
T he literature contains numerous documented articles showing the need for treatment of caries and missing teeth. l-l5 However, it is apparent that people cannot enjoy complete social and mental well-being if their mouths are esthetically displeasing. I6 Nevertheless, there is an absence of material related to patient attitudes and desires for esthetic treatment. For this reason, a preliminary two-year study on esthetic motivation was undertaken. The group that was chosen for the study might be more conscious of esthetics than the average population. Sixty young ladies, ages 17 to 25, who were finalists for the 1966 and 1967 Miss Atlanta Pageants were surveyed. The girls were not given advance notice of the purpose or method of doing the survey.
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