title: Smile esthetics: a methodology for success in a complex case.
abstract: The clinical case presented is the demonstration of a multidisciplinary approach to a complex treatment. A precise methodology is important to ensure that the treatment objectives are clear to all the teams. The aim of the treatment is to restore dentofacial harmony to a young, 22-year-old, female patient showing severe attrition of the anterior teeth. The direct effect of this is an ageing of the smile. This type of multidisciplinary treatment, which seems complicated at first, is greatly simplified once time has been spent on the diagnosis and treatment plan: it thereby becomes a succession of clinical stages.
authors.affiliation: Academie du Sourire, Aix en provence, France. jcp@academie-du-source.com
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ortet
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larmy
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brouillet
authors.forename: André-Jean
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Faucher
mesh_terms: D002012:Bruxism / Q000628:therapy; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003657:Decision Making; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000628:therapy; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012904:Smiling; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000628:therapy; D014073:Tooth Bleaching; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003776:Dental Porcelain