Thoughts on Breast Esthetics

Thoughts on breast cancer in Brazil.

Influence of tissue biotype on implant esthetics.

Implant dentistry has come a long way since 1981, with great improvements made to achieve primary implant stability and improve bone-to-implant contact. The focus has since shifted toward creating an esthetic restoration that is indistinguishable from natural teeth and is stable over time. This paper proposes a management triad that enhances soft tissue thickness around implant-supported restor...

Influence of Gingival Display on Smile Esthetics

The objective of the present study is to assess which level of gingival exposure is considered more esthetic and to compare the differences in opinion among orthodontists, dentists and laypersons in relation to the gingival exposure for the smile esthetics. One photograph presenting well aligned teeth and a pleasing smile was selected for the study. By considering the patient's original photogr...

Thoughts on Social Design

Thoughts on the Bulletin.

Because daguerreotype photographs are usually reversed laterally from actuality, images of W.T.G. Morton falsely suggest that he sometimes changed the side of the part in his hair. Because of daguerreotype image reversal, a statue of Apollo in the Ether Dome at the Massachusetts General Hospital appears to have been moved for the 50th anniversary of Ether Day. Ether anesthesia was announced in ...