Some studies have used functional brain imaging to study tooth perception [ 12, 13] and chewing, including parafunction [ 14– 18]; however, to our knowledge, there are no reports on the cortical representation of tooth perception in individuals with occlusal interference.
They looked for examples of missing teeth, adults' perceptions of their oral health, and the effect of poor teeth on daily life such as pain, difficulty eating, avoiding smiling and social effects.
In addition, dissatisfaction with tooth color and perception that of having protruding teeth had significant negative impacts on patient satisfaction with general dental appearance.
"Beautiful teeth; beautiful smile" Perception of frequency of child's bad breath "I think of bad breath…in the back of your throat".
Satisfaction with the appearance of teeth and the perception of orthodontic treatment need showed the same trend in both groups studied, with significant association.
With the emergence of teeth, the sensory perception of texture may have refined and could explain this differentiation in mastication behaviour between the two food consistencies.
In the present study, the relationship between worse self perception of teeth and oral condition and higher number of decayed teeth was observed, as in other studies [ 8, 19, 50, 51] that have reported intervenient variables such as the use of health services, daily tooth brushing and income.
In the cognitive interviews, parents entered multiple responses to questions related to the look of their child's teeth, and their overall perception of tooth color.
In fact, other studies underlined the importance of teeth color in the perception of smile [24 26].
