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Emotional Smile Evaluation

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There are a number of ways to analyze your smile. We regularly use two different approaches — the Emotional Evaluation and the Objective Analysis. Below is a simple list of questions using the emotional smile evaluation, that you can do on your own in the convenience of your own home.

Evaluating your smile emotionally
The emotional smile evaluation is based on each individual’s subjective perceptions of his or her smile. The questions below are designed to help reveal a person’s inner feelings about how their smile affects their self image, how it impacts interactions with others, and how it influences the quality of their relationships.

1. Do you like the appearance of your teeth and smile?
2. Do you ever turn your face when smiling or hold your hand up in front of your mouth when talking to others?
3. Have you ever found yourself looking at models or other people with beautiful smiles and wishing you had a similar smile?
4. Have you figured out a way to use your lips to cover any aspect of your smile?
5. Are you embarrassed to visit a dentist knowledgeable and focused on cosmetics due to the condition of your teeth or the length of time since your last visit to a dentist?
6. How does your smile make you feel? Confident?
7. Do you shy away from showing a full smile in front of other people, especially strangers?
8. When taking pictures, do you tend to smile with your lips closed instead of flashing a happy smile?
9. Have you ever held back a laugh because you felt uncomfortable about your smile?
10. How would a beautiful new smile make you feel?
11. What would you like to change about your smile?