The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics (대한치과보철학회지)

The Korean Academy of Prosthodonitics (대한치과보철학회)
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A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GIBSON'S SMILE EXERCISE

Gibson써 미소훈련법의 효과에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Jeong-Hoi (Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jin, Tai-Ho (Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Dong, Jin-Keun (Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
  • 김정회 (원광대학교 치과대학 보철학교실) ;
  • 진태호 (원광대학교 치과대학 보철학교실) ;
  • 동진근 (원광대학교 치과대학 보철학교실)
  • Published : 1995.04.01
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Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effect of Gibson's smile exercise. The author took the smile photographs of 35 university students who appeared unnatural smiles though they had good dentition or well restored state of their teeth. The author explained Gibson's smile exercise and they trained their perioral muscles during 4 weeks at home. The smile photographs were taken at regular intervals, before the smile exercise, 2 weeks after and 4 weeks after the smile exercise. And then, esthetic smile scores were estimated by 10 appraisers who were dentists. Some questionares were taken aftersmile exercise. And acquired scores were analized statistically using the SPSS program. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The smile scores of 2 weeks after and 4 weeks after the smile exercise were higher than before the smile exercise. 2. The smile scores of 4 weeks after the smile exercise were higher than 2 weeks after the smile exercise. 3. The smile scores of the group interested in smiles were higher than the group not interested in smiles at 2 weeks after and 4 weeks after the smile exercise, but before the smile exercise there was no difference between two groups.

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