ESTHETICS

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ESTHETICS
-From the Greek “Aestesia” which means

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sensation or sensitivity
-It can also be defined as the “appreciation
of the beautiful”

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OBJECTIVES OF ESTHETIC DENTISTRY:
(2)

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create restorations with pleasing proportions that reproduce function

create an arrangement of teeth and restorations that is harmonious with the gingival tissues, lips and face of the patient

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HORIZONTAL LINES OF REFERENCE:
(2)

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INTERPUPILLARY LINE:
LINES OF THE LIPS:

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INTERPUPILLARY LINE:
(3)

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incisal plane
gingival margins
maxilia

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LINES OF THE LIPS:
UPPER LIP
(2)

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length of anterior superior teeth
vertical position of anterior gingival margins

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LINES OF THE LIPS:
B) LOWER LIP:
(2)

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buccolingual position of the incisal border of the anterior superior teeth

curvature of the incisal plane

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VERTICAL LINES OF REFERENCE:
1) FACIAL MID LINE:
(2)

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localization and axis of dental mid line
determine mesiodistal discrepancies

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SAGITAL REFERENCES:
(3)

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support of upper lip
relationship of lower and upper lips
occlusal plane

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PHONETIC REFERENCES
(3)

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M
F/V
S

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COLOR
* PERCEPTION OF COLOR:
its through the (2) of several longitudes of visible light waves

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ABSORPTION AND REFLECTION

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HUE

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principal color

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CHROMA

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intensity or saturation of color

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VALUE

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lightness or darkness

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TRANSLUCENCY

Question 15

The color of the natural dentition and of the restorations is going to vary depending on (4)

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THE ILLUMINATION PRESENT
✓ THE TONE OF THE PATIENTS SKIN
✓ RESTORATIONS USED AND
✓NEIGHBORING TEETH

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RECOMMENDATIONS TO SELECT COLOR
(3)

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-select color before desiccation of the teeth occurs
-selects color under an appropriate source of light
-in some instances it is appropriate to select more than one color

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the — of color is the most important component

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valuea

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a system of communication with the — should be established to achieve predictable results

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lab tech

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the color of the restorations can be modified both

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intrinsically as well as extrinsically

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an adequate — reinforces the perception of order and organization

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DENTAL MIDLINE

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the — form a reverse triangle

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gingival levels

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the — points

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zenith

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the — are more pronounced the more posterior they are

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incisal embrasures

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the smile follows the — of the lower lip

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convexity

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the — of the long axis of the tooth towards the — are more pleasing than distal inclinations

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inclinations
mesial

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The Golden Proportion:
✓ Mathematical Theorem used in dentistry to determine
the —
✓ Considered the only tool to determine …

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proportion of the dentition.
dominance and
proportion of the anterior teeth in a frontal view