Multi-disciplinary approach for enhancing orthodontic esthetics – case report

Abstract

BackgroundIn contemporary dental care, an increasing number of adult patients are now seeking orthodontic treatment with the primary motive of improvement in appearance and achievement of esthetic smile. Proper recognition of the dental and facial defects at the outset of treatment is the most important key to esthetic success and is essential in satisfying the patient’s needs. By following the rules of Golden proportion smiles can be made attractive, harmonious, symmetrical, and proportionate.MethodologyConsisted of 22-year-old girl who came for treatment of crowding in maxillary and mandibular arches, abnormal overjet and overbite and had unesthetic peg lateral.ResultsNon-extraction therapy was carried out since the patient had good soft tissue drape, alignment was achieved by expanding the arches and moving teeth in ideal axial inclination. Esthetic smile was attained using composite buildup of upper right peg lateral and minor adjunctive surgery (full thickness periodontal graft) on lower right central incisor.ConclusionThe present case report orchestrates interrelationship between various branches of dentistry and orthodontics. It exhibits how multidisciplinary approach can be used to achieve ideal dental esthetics in a 22-year-old girl who was successfully treated for peg shaped lateral incisor, gingival recession, and unesthetic smile.

Molar Incisor Hypomineralization: the use of Digital Smile Design (DSD) in the Esthetic and Functional Recovery of Teeth

“…The smile design refers to the various artistic and scientific principles that, when considered collectively, may create a beautiful smile, provided they are used in compliance with the esthetic principles of symmetry, ratio, and balance. 2,14,15 It should integrate the esthetic functional and emotional characteristics of the patient 8 by using all the possible tools for visualizing the esthetic problem, creating possible solutions and presenting them to patients, and guiding the clinical laboratory procedures for achieving the result teeth with a thickness of up to 0.2/0.3 mm. Thus, esthetic corrections are possible with extremely conservative dental preparation or even without any type of preparation.…”

“…Increasing numbers of patients are requesting cosmetic dental procedures to achieve the perfect smile. [1][2][3] In the modern practice of dentistry, it is no longer acceptable to modify isolated teeth. It is imperative that clinicians appreciate the components of a smile to create a final appearance that is not only physiologically and mechanically sound, but also esthetically pleasing.…”

Proporção áurea na reabilitação de múltiplos diastemas com laminados vitrocerâmicos reforçados com dissilicato de lítio

“…A sincronia entre diversas especialidades se faz necessária para diagnosticar e tratar alterações estéticas, buscando a excelência do resultado e a satisfação do paciente 3 . Dessa forma, laminados vitrocerâmicos minimamente invasivos são uma realidade extremamente atrativa e satisfatória para resolução de casos com comprometimento estético 4 .…”

“…Ela é matematicamente definida como 1.0:0.62:0.38:0.24 10 . Se aplicada de modo correto, o resultado da proporção áurea é naturalmente atrativo e agradável aos olhos 3 .…”

Ortodonti ve Gülümseme Estetiği

“…Makro estetik, yüz oranlarının değerlendirilmesini; mini estetik, yüze göre dişlerin ilişkisini; mikro estetik ise dişlerin birbirine göre ilişkisini incelemektedir. (13) Yüzün yandan görünüşünün yani yüz profilinin estetik açıdan değerlendirilmesi aşamasında; öncelikle dudakların pozisyonunun dikkat çektiği bilinmektedir. Ortodontik tedavi sonucu oluşan diş ve çevre yapılara ait değişik-likler dudak kontörünü ve pozisyonunu etkileyebilmektedir (14,15).…”