title: How to design smile styles for cosmetic dentistry.
abstract: Even though many patients may simply let you choose a smile style for them, once you select it, show it to them for their approval. As Jennifer de St. Georges says, "Inform before you perform. No surprises!" On the other hand, when patients offer verbal descriptions of how they want their smiles to look, there is a lot of room for subjective interpretation. By using photographs and models, much of the confusion can be eliminated. After all, our goal is to make the patient smile.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Dorfman
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012904:Smiling; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology