title: Smile architecture: beyond smile design.
abstract: Successful cosmetic dental treatment is both functional and aesthetic. It requires evaluation of a patient's expectations, diagnosis of pre-existing problems and careful planning of treatment to eliminate or control the causes of existing conditions. The use of mounted diagnostic casts and a diagnostic wax-up allows visualization of the expected result. Provisional restorations offer a "dress rehearsal" to preview functional and aesthetic results before completion of the final restorations. The term "smile architecture" is used to describe the process that guides a patient and dentist from initial complaint through to final case acceptance.
authors.affiliation: Center for TMD, Hospital Center at Orange, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Messing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring; D012904:Smiling
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain