Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 199, 81 - 88 (2005)
Published online: 23 July 2005 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812521
Verifiable CPD Paper:
Anterior dental aesthetics: Dentofacial perspective
I Ahmad1
- The degree of anterior tooth display is determined by the lips at rest and during smiling.
- The LARS factor guides amount of tooth exposure in the static muscular position of the lips.
- A smile is determined by the dynamic muscular position of the lips.
ANTERIOR DENTAL AESTHETICS
- Historical perspective
- Facial perspective
- Dento-facial perspective
- Dental perspective
- Gingival perspective
- Psychological perspective*
*Part 6 available in the BDJ book of this series
Abstract
The purpose of this series is to convey the principles governing our aesthetic senses. Usually meaning visual perception, aesthetics is not merely limited to the ocular apparatus. The concept of aesthetics encompasses both the time-arts such as music, theatre, literature and film, as well as space-arts such as paintings, sculpture and architecture.
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