{"id":643,"date":"2026-05-27T10:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=643"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:04:10","slug":"a-contemporary-view-on-facial-esthetics-in-orthodontics-3901","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/a-contemporary-view-on-facial-esthetics-in-orthodontics-3901\/","title":{"rendered":"A Contemporary View on Facial Esthetics in Orthodontics"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[36,33,34,35],"class_list":["post-643","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-adult-orthodontics","forum-tag-facial-attractiveness","forum-tag-orthodontics","forum-tag-soft-tissue-diagnosis"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1445,"authors":[1252],"read_time":"15 min","publication_date":"20230517","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45709","excerpt":"In recent years the number of adults seeking orthodontic treatment has increased, and, as the population of developed countries is aging due to advances in medicine and technology, it is expected to continue to increase in the coming years. 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