Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Nov 2004)

Facial aesthetics and the divine proportion: a comparison of surgical and non-surgical Class II treatment

  • Shell Tracey L.,
  • Woods Michael G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2004-0008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 51 – 63

Abstract

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Objective: This study was designed to compare selected divine or golden proportions in Class II division 1 patients treated either during the growth phase with an activator and fixed appliances or after the completion of growth with fixed appliances and orthognathic surgery; and to determine the associations between divine facial proportions and perceived facial attractiveness.