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Enamel Opacities and Dental Esthetics
Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 1995Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the esthetic importance of different types of developmental enamel defect. Methods: In the first method used, individual subjects from three different populations with less than 0.1, 0.7, and 0.9 ppm fluoride in their drinking water, were asked about the appearance of their teeth and ...
R P, Ellwood, D, O'Mullane
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Dental esthetics and the golden proportion
The 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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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Dental Clinics of North America, 1998The esthetic dental environment requires a re-thinking of outdated concepts of office design.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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Interdisciplinary management of anterior dental esthetics
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2006Dental 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.
Frank M, Spear +2 more
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Perception of facial, dental, and smile esthetics by dental students
Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, 2018AbstractObjectiveTo comprehensively assess dental students’ perception of facial, dental and smile esthetics and to assess whether such a perception varies by gender, clinical training, and Grade Point Average (GPA).Materials and MethodsSeries of photographs were digitally manipulated involving three facial, two smile, four dental, and one gingival ...
Maged S. Alhammadi +6 more
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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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