title: Ethics of esthetic dentistry.
abstract: Patient demand for esthetics has increased globally, and often for reasons of patient self-esteem. However, important ethical issues encompass treatment for purely esthetic reasons. Also, perceptions of what is esthetic differ among patients and clinicians. Therefore, the aim of this article is to make suggestions regarding some of the issues surrounding the ethical, esthetic treatment of patients, as well as present three cases illustrating the different meanings of esthetic health to different people.
authors.affiliation: 3M ESPE, St Paul, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liebler
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devigus
authors.forename: Ros C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Randall
authors.forename: F J Trevor
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Ulla
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pallesen
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerutti
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Putignano
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cauchie
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kanzler
authors.forename: Kari P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Skjerven
authors.forename: Gunhild V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: Rob W A
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Vermaas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D019233:Retreatment / Q000941:ethics; D012649:Self Concept; D009626:Terminology as Topic