title: Smile analysis and face-bow transfer: enhancing aesthetic restorative treatment.
abstract: The objective of current aesthetic dental treatments are to enhance the patient's smile by improving the overall dental appearance. A detailed analysis of the patient's face as it relates to the three-dimensional position, shape, and color of the teeth is required to improve this appearance. A full frontal and lateral evaluation of the patient's facial form is required to successfully complete on aesthetic smile evaluation. Additional considerations include cephalometry and a thorough dental analysis. This article demonstrates a comprehensive smile analysis technique and its communication to the dental technician.
authors.affiliation: University of Zurich, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Plattenstrausse 11, 8028 Zurich, Switzerland. spaul@zzmk.unizh.ch
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Paul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003142:Communication; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003442:Crowns; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003800:Dental Technicians; D003817:Dentition; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D055656:Prescriptions; D012904:Smiling; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology