title: Cosmetic Makeover Ensuring Patient Input in a Multidisciplinary Treatment.
abstract: A cosmetic smile makeover has become a sought after procedure in our esthetically driven society. To promote patient satisfaction with treatment outcomes, all parties involved, including the patient, must be aware of the results that can be achieved and what it will require to achieve them. Although treatment can be redone, it cannot be undone. Therefore, much patient input must be solicited and considered before beginning treatment and before the final restorations are cemented. This article provides a treatment sequence that minimizes the possibility of an unhappy patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA. Electronic address: sbm236@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magid-Katz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, USA.
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Magid
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, White Plains, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mantzikos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D057189:Checklist; D003142:Communication; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary / Q000379:methods; D003801:Dental Veneers; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D005890:Gingivectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010358:Patient Participation; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000379:methods; D017680:Potassium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012904:Smiling; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C016447:feldspar
keywords: Cosmetic makeover; Multidisciplinary; Patient input; Predicable results