Early aesthetic dentistry in the Philippines: An anthropological perspective.
- Author:
Atienza Angelina A
- Publication Type:Special Article
- MeSH: Beauty; Gold; Filing; Philippines; Tooth; Esthetics; Odontogenesis; Tooth Diseases; Dentistry; Staining And Labeling
- From: Acta Medica Philippina 2014;48(1):68-72
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Aesthetic dentistry in the manner of tooth modification or ornamentation existed in the Philippines long before the Spaniards first arrived. Tooth filing, gold pegging and staining were the popular methods used then. For beauty, style and not to have features similar to that of animals, have been cited as reasons for its practice.