Fundamental principles of aesthetics in dentistry: dental, gingual and facial aesthetics

Part I. Principles and analysis in aesthetic dentistry

– Creating colour, counture and texture

– Creating optimal surface

– Artistic principles

– Aesthetic analysis

– Basic skills of perception

– Types of aesthetics

– Facial and oro-facial analysis

– Oral and dental aesthetic.

 Part II. Photography in dentistry

– Photoshop smile design technique.

 Part III. Contemporary dental ceramics, material selection, treatment planning

– Clinical decision making

– Anterior and posterior adhesive restoration

– Defect driving preparation.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Definitions and characteristic of aesthetics, aestetic and cosmetics dentistry

– Creating a teeth in 3D

– Characteristic of natural teeth

– Problems in aesthetic dentistry

– Patient examination

– Types of aesthetics:

- Facial aesthetics

- Dento-facial aesthetics

- Dento-gingival aesthetics

- Dental aesthetics (micro and macro).

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Basic artistic principles:

- Balance

- Emphasis

- Proportion

- Variety

- Movement

- Rhythm

- Harmony.

– Artistic principles in dentisty:

- Blend of symmetry and subtle asymmetry

- Emphasis or the dominant element

- Proportion

- Variety

- Perspective and illusion

- Frames: lips and gingiva.

– Basic skills of perception

– Goals of aesthetic dentistry.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Facial aesthetics:

- Key points

- Anatomical orientires

- Facial thirds.

– Steps of facial analysis:

- Face examination

- Asking critical questions

- Checking mid/lower face balance.

– Profile changing:

- By using aesthetic dental prototype

- By using cotton rolls or cured composite.

– Evaluation of facial aesthetic:

- Frontal view

- Sagittal view.

– Oral-facial aesthetics:

- Key points

- Lines and angles.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Oral (labio/dento/gingival) aesthetic

– Relationships of lips to arches, gingiva and teeth

– Treatmnent plan:

- Maxillary incisal edge position

- Smile line

- Gingival position.

– Criteria for the lenght of the maxillary centrals

– Lip framing

– Diagnosis keys points.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Gummy smile:

- Diagnosis

- Digital smile design

- Treatment plan.

– Clinical cases

– Dentist/ceramist possibility

– Step-by-step treatment protocols

– Dento-gingival aesthetics

– Gingival and papilla height.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Key points of dental aethetics

– Macro-dental aesthetics:

- Facial relationship to dental aesthetic

- Intra-dental arch space

- Incisial line

- Inter-tooth proportion

- Intra-tooth proportion.

– Tooth form depending on the face

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.

– Levels to create the optimal surface:

- Primary anatomy: outline form

- Secondary anatomy: line angles

- Tertiary anatomy: major grooves

- Quaternary anatomy: fine grooves

- Surface color, polish, luster.

– Ideal aestetics centrals and laterals view

– "The final touch" protocol.

Recommended for: Prosthetist, Dental Technician, Orthodontist, Periodontist, Implantologist, Endodontist, Pediatric Dentist, General dentist.