title: Multi-disciplinary approach for enhancing orthodontic esthetics - case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In contemporary dental care, an increasing number of adult patients are now seeking orthodontic treatment with the primary motive of improvement in appearance and achievement of esthetic smile. Proper recognition of the dental and facial defects at the outset of treatment is the most important key to esthetic success and is essential in satisfying the patient's needs. By following the rules of Golden proportion smiles can be made attractive, harmonious, symmetrical, and proportionate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consisted of 22-year-old girl who came for treatment of crowding in maxillary and mandibular arches, abnormal overjet and overbite and had unesthetic peg lateral.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Non-extraction therapy was carried out since the patient had good soft tissue drape, alignment was achieved by expanding the arches and moving teeth in ideal axial inclination. Esthetic smile was attained using composite buildup of upper right peg lateral and minor adjunctive surgery (full thickness periodontal graft) on lower right central incisor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present case report orchestrates interrelationship between various branches of dentistry and orthodontics. It exhibits how multidisciplinary approach can be used to achieve ideal dental esthetics in a 22-year-old girl who was successfully treated for peg shaped lateral incisor, gingival recession, and unesthetic smile.
authors: Department of Orthodontics, MA Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune, India.
authors: Ajit
authors: A
authors: Kalia
authors: Department of Orthodontics, MA Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune, India.
authors: Nasim
authors: N
authors: Mirdehghan
authors: Department of Orthodontics, MA Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune, India.
authors: Sonali
authors: S
authors: Khandekar
authors: Department of Orthodontics, MA Rangoonwala Dental College, Pune, India.
authors: Wasu
authors: W
authors: Patil
keywords: adult orthodontics; gingival recession; golden proportion; peg lateral