PURPOSE The present study aimed to evaluate the long-term stability of esthetic outcomes of soft tissue around maxillary anterior single-tooth implants after 10-to-12 years of loading. METHODS Patients who had been treated for single-tooth implants in the anterior maxilla between February 2000 and July 2002 were invited to participate in the study. All implants had been placed according to de...

The field of neuroaesthetics attracts attention from neuroscientists and artists interested in the neural underpinnings of esthetic experience. Though less studied than the neuroaesthetics of visual art, dance neuroaesthetics is a particularly rich subfield to explore, as it is informed not only by research on the neurobiology of aesthetics, but also by an extensive literature on how action exp...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of dental trauma and impaired esthetics on the quality of life (QoL) of preschool children and their relatives. METHODS Study conducted with 192 children aged 2 to 5 years in 11 preschools in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, South of Brazil. Parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire on quality of life (Brazilian version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impa...

AIM This study aimed to investigate the existence of the golden proportion, recurring esthetic dental (RED) proportion and golden percentage between the frontal view widths of the maxillary anterior natural dentition among students of Indian origin by the aid of digital photography. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted with 80 dental students (41 female and 39 male), with ages rangi...

Composite resins can be used to improve the esthetics of the smile at a low cost and with relatively high clinical performance. The aim of this article was to describe an approach to restore and enhance the esthetic appearance of the anterior dentition through vital tooth whitening and the direct layering of composite resin during predictable esthetic procedures.

Methods for veneering vital ~eeth have progressed dramatically. The practicing dentist can now choose a veneering process that will best suit the esthetic needs of each of Ins patients. Patients who have dental esthetic problems can now find a reasonable solution to their problems without unnecessary reduction of

During treatment planning it is important to recognize different gingival biotypes and forms, because they can affect the esthetic outcome of the treatment. This review provides an insight into the different gingival biotypes, their response to inflammation and trauma; significance in different prosthodontic modalities like esthetic rehabilitation and implant therapy.

A case of a collarless metal ceramic fixed partial denture with preparations made at a slightly supragingival level is reported. The absence of the metal collar in the buccal portion of the abutments provides an excellent esthetic appearance. The use of a collarless metal ceramic fixed partial denture is a viable approach for restoring dentition where the esthetic quality is the primary concern.

The emphasis and direction of orthodontic treatment planning philosophies over the past century is a story almost all orthodontists are familiar with. In the latter part of the 19th century, Norman Kingsley, the leading orthodontist of the era, emphasized the esthetic objectives of orthodontic treatment. In the Kingsley paradigm, the articulation of the teeth was clearly secondary to facial app...

BACKGROUND Research interest on immediate placement of dental implants has shifted from implant survival toward optimal preservation of soft and hard tissues. The aim of this study is to systematically assess the condition of implant survival, peri-implant hard and soft tissue changes, esthetic outcome, and patient satisfaction of immediately placed single-tooth implants in the esthetic zone. ...