title: Simple tools to facilitate communication in esthetic dentistry.
abstract: Communication is a critical element to obtaining satisfying results with esthetically driven treatment. Communication must first be established with the patient then among all the clinicians and technicians involved with the treatment to achieve the esthetic goals of the patient. This article will review methods to communicate esthetic parameters to allied specialists and the dental technician.
authors.affiliation: Center for Prosthetic Dentistry, Burbank, Calif, USA.
authors.forename: Krikor
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Derbabian
authors.forename: Winston W L
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D023861:Photography, Dental; D017797:Prosthesis Coloring