The role of social comparison in social judgments of dental appearance: An experimental study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of social comparison on social judgments of dental malalignment in a sample of females.

Method: In a Repeated measures design, N=218 female participants of which N=128 were orthodontic patients (mean age 31.4) and N=90 controls (mean age 26.

The prevalence of specific dental anomalies in a group of Saudi cleft lip and palate patients.

Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence and distribution of dental anomalies in a group of Saudi subjects with cleft lip and palate (CLP), to examine potential sex-based associations of these anomalies, and to compare dental anomalies in Saudi subjects with CLP with published data from other population groups.

Design: This retrospective study involved the examination of pre-treatment records obtained from three CLP centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in February and March 2010. The pre-treatment records of 184 subjects with cleft lip and palate were identified and included in this study.