Clinically based diagnostic wax-up for optimal esthetics: the diagnostic mock-up.
A diagnostic wax-up can enhance the predictability of treatment by modeling the desired result in wax prior to treatment. It is critical to correlate the wax-up to the patient to avoid a result that appears optimal on the casts but does not correspond to the patient's smile. This article reviews the applications and techniques for clinically based diagnostic wax-up, and focuses on the diagnostic mock-up philosophy as a means to obtain predictable esthetics and function.
Simon
Harel
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University of Southern California School of Dentistry, USA.
Magne
Pascal
P
D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003142:Communication; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods; D003800:Dental Technicians; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003765:Models, Dental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010700:Phonetics; D023861:Photography, Dental; D012904:Smiling; D014885:Waxes
D014885:Waxes