The OPTISMILE Podcast 118 - The Psychology of the Smile
Introduction
This episode steps away from drills and cavities and into territory most dental practices never discuss openly: what a smile does to the person wearing it.
Dr Clifford Yudelman and Eon Engelbrecht examine the psychological and social weight that teeth carry, drawing on decades of clinical observation alongside the research literature on facial expression, first impressions and social judgement.
The conversation covers the association between dental appearance and self-esteem, the Duchenne smile and why guarded smiles read as insincere, the measurable effect of dental appearance…
The skinny
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