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Interdisciplinary management of anterior dental esthetics

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2006
Dental esthetics has become a popular topic among all disciplines in dentistry. When a makeover is planned for the esthetic appearance of a patient's teeth, the clinician must have a logical diagnostic approach that results in the appropriate treatment plan.
David P. Mathews, Frank Spear, Vincent G. Kokich   +2 more
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Dental esthetics and the golden proportion

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1978
A 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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Dental esthetic self-evaluation and satisfaction

American Journal of Orthodontics, 1980
Four 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.
G. William Lucker, Lee W. Graber
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Esthetic evaluation of dental and gingival asymmetries

International Orthodontics, 2015
The 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 ...
Teresa Pinho, Liliana Fernandes
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The dental aspect of esthetics

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1959
Abstract 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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DESIGNING THE ESTHETIC DENTAL ENVIRONMENT

Dental Clinics of North America, 1998
The 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 of Dental Composites

2017
Many aspects are involved to perfectly reproduce a natural tooth, such as proper form, anatomy, contour, color, gloss, texture, translucency, fluorescence, and opalescence. This chapter provides general introduction to these aspects and how they can affect esthetics.
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A method for the classification of errors in dental esthetics

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1974
Abstract This classification covers errors in tooth arrangement only. A similar classification for errors in base materials can be constructed. It is hoped that, by establishing a classification system for esthetic errors, more meaningful discussions can occur that will produce increased understanding and mutual benefit to both dentist and patient.
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Communicating patients' esthetic needs to the dental laboratory

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 1991
A visual aid in the form of a lined transparent plastic screen is attached to an earbow type of facebow and placed on the face. The screen can be adjusted to several horizontal tilts from the horizontal aspect in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
John L. Shannon, William A. Rogers
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A review of the functional and esthetic requirements for dental implants

The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2007
The esthetic replacement of teeth has become an important standard for implant dentistry. While defining this goal has not been difficult, the ability to restore implants esthetically has been fraught with obstacles and sometimes has not been attainable.
Swati Rawal, Angelo Mariotti, Binnaz Leblebicioglu   +2 more
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