IP Annals of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry

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Mamta Kumari, Abhishek Kumar Gupta*, Rekha Gupta


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Rejuvenating the smile with dental and gingival harmony- A case report


Case Report

Author Details : Mamta Kumari, Abhishek Kumar Gupta*, Rekha Gupta

Volume : 6, Issue : 4, Year : 2020

Article Page : 220-223

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.aprd.2020.046



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Abstract

Appearance of dentition is of concern to a large people seeking dental treatment. People are giving a lot importance to the red and white aesthetics i.e the teeth and the gums. Apart from just colour of these dental components, harmony within these structures is of utmost important which includes shade, shape and size of teeth along with gingival esthetics. Gingival esthetics includes gingival architecture along with its colour Principles of esthetics must be followed for beautiful result. With introduction of digital smile designing, work on improving smile became more predictable. Using the technology, it becomes easy to guide best
esthetics possible. Communication with patient showing their future result is possible. Due to high cost and need for special software makes it impossible to use for every patients seeking for smile correction. This case report describes the conventional and innovative approach of smile designing using an acrylic guide for correcting dimensions of teeth and ginigival zenith postion. Gingival pigmentation was also corrected to obtain esthetically pleasing gingival. Proper mock-up of diagnostic cast following all the rules of esthetics was done to visualize the final outcome. With introduction of veneers, conservative tooth preparation with
high esthetics gain has become popular for management of unesthetic teeth.

Keywords: Smile design, Digital smile design, Mock up, Gingival zenith, Veneers.


How to cite : Kumari M , Gupta A K, Gupta R, Rejuvenating the smile with dental and gingival harmony- A case report. IP Ann Prosthodont Restor Dent 2020;6(4):220-223

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