title: Analysis of influence of lip line and lip support in esthetics and selection of maxillary implant-supported prosthesis design.
abstract: The lip line and lip support influence esthetics and selection of implant-supported prosthetic designs for maxillary edentulous patients. This article describes a procedure to analyze the influence of lip line and lip support on the esthetics of an existing maxillary complete denture, revealing potential limitations when planning a fixed implant-supported prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occlusion, Fixed Prosthetics, and Dental Materials, Federal University of Uberlandia, School of Dentistry, Minas Gerais, Brazil. neves@triang.com.br
authors.forename: Flávio Domingues
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Alfredo Julio
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fernandes Neto
mesh_terms: D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003827:Denture, Complete, Upper; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning