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Dental esthetics and the golden proportion
Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1978A system of esthetic predictions is described that has been used since antiquity. The naturalness of the system is emphasized by showing examples from nature and how artists and designers use it. The application of this system to dental esthetics is facilitated by the description and inclusion of a dental grid for the anterior esthetic segment.
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Esthetic Update: The Changing Esthetic Dental Practice
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1994Advances in the dental industry have opened the door to an array of esthetic treatments. Bleaching, cosmetic contouring and composite resins are a few of the esthetic techniques reviewed.
R E, Goldstein +7 more
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Dental esthetic satisfaction in adults
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1989This study determined the influence of teeth, mouth, and face on self-image and personal esthetic satisfaction in adults. A random sample of 125 patients completed a five-item questionnaire about personal esthetic satisfaction and oral self-image. As a group, general dental variables were stronger predictors of esthetic satisfaction than orthodontic ...
L M, Neumann +2 more
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DESIGNING THE ESTHETIC DENTAL ENVIRONMENT
Dental Clinics of North America, 1998The esthetic dental environment requires a re-thinking of outdated concepts of office design. The design of the dental office must reflect the dentist's commitment to excellence. Each detail of the office design must be both functional and esthetic to mirror the type of work the esthetic patient expects and demands.
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Esthetics: Patients' Perceptions of Dental Attractiveness
Journal of Prosthodontics, 1996PurposeThe importance of dentofacial attractiveness to the psychosocial well‐being of an individual has been well established. Very little information is available regarding dental patient perceptions of a pleasing esthetic image. The purpose of this study was to identify factors distinctive to attractive smiles versus unattractive smiles, as perceived
W J, Dunn, D F, Murchison, J C, Broome
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Perception of Dental Esthetics in Different Cultures
The International Journal of Prosthodontics, 2014The purpose of this study was to compare patients' and dentists' perception of dental appearance.Based on internationally accepted guidelines about dental esthetics, a questionnaire was developed to measure "dental appearance" (QDA). Eleven items defined a QDA score (0 = "absolutely dissatisfied" to 100 = "absolutely satisfied").
Christian, Mehl +4 more
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Esthetic evaluation of dental and gingival asymmetries
International Orthodontics, 2015The aim of this study was to determine which smile asymmetries were less esthetic, dental or gingival.Laypeople (297), generalists (223), prosthodontists (50) and orthodontists (49), evaluated the esthetics of digitally-modified images taken from the same frontal intra-oral photograph, using the same lips, simulating upper maxillary midline shift ...
Liliana, Fernandes, Teresa, Pinho
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Dental esthetic self-evaluation and satisfaction
American Journal of Orthodontics, 1980Four hundred eighty-one 10- to 13-year-old children answered questions to determine their skill at self-evaluation and their level of self-satisfaction with their own dental appearance. Their answers were correlated to dental-orthodontic variables measured for each child.
L W, Graber, G W, Lucker
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Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985), 1994
The surge of interest in the use of tooth-colored restorative materials and systems in recent years has been attributed partly to rapid developments in dental materials science and also to patient demand and operator interest. When overall dental appearance is considered, several factors are of significance, including tooth color, shape, and position ...
A J, Qualtrough, F J, Burke
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The surge of interest in the use of tooth-colored restorative materials and systems in recent years has been attributed partly to rapid developments in dental materials science and also to patient demand and operator interest. When overall dental appearance is considered, several factors are of significance, including tooth color, shape, and position ...
A J, Qualtrough, F J, Burke
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The dental aspect of esthetics
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1959Abstract Esthetics is relative as it is evaluated from various perspectives and under different conditions. The dentist may be able to assist the surgeon in attaining a more satisfactory result for a patient undergoing corrective or reconstructive procedures.
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