An fMRI Study on Self-Perception of Patients after Aesthetic Implant-Prosthetic Rehabilitation.

Objectives: In this functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) study, we investigated the activation of cerebral pathways involved in the elaboration of self-retracting photos (SELF) and the same pictures of others (OTHER). Each of the photographs showed one of the participants during different stages of the rehabilitation: pre-treatment (PRE), virtual planning using "Smile-Lynx" smile design software (VIR), and post-rehabilitation (POST).

Methods: We selected eighteen volunteers, both male and female, between 22 and 67 years of age, who previously underwent prosthetic rehabilitation.