The Art & Science Of Aesthetic Dentistry & Anterior & Posterior Diagnostic Waxing

Topics

• Zenith
• Shade progression
• Tooth reveal
• Inter commissure line
• Facial proportions
• Media smile
• Characterizing
• Prototype
• Prep guide
• Cosmetic imaging
• Incisal line
• Smile line
• Smile analysis form

Topics

• Smile design
• Golden proportion
• Macroaesthetics
• Microaesthetics
• FML
• Canting
• Incisal embrasures
• Connectors
• Axial Inclination
• Midline
• Zenith
• Shade progression
• Tooth reveal
• Inter commissure line
• Facial proportions
• Media smile
• Characterizing
• Prototype
• Prep guide
• Cosmetic imaging
• Incisal line
• Smile line
• Smile analysis form

Aims
(Attending this course module will help delegates…)

• Determine the principles involved in smile design
• Discuss the four dominant components of smile design theory
• Relate the Golden Proportion to aesthetics
• Propose the components of micro and macro- aesthetics
• Appreciate the significance of symmetry around the Facial Midline (FML)
• Describe canting with reference to the FML
• Establish how the incisal embrasure relationship influences smile design
• Define the optimum connector length for a given tooth to tooth relationship
• Ascertain the axial inclination of maxillary teeth for optimum aesthetics
• Consider midline discrepancies and their impact on aesthetics
• Describe the gingival zenith and their ideal position for aesthetics
• Postulate the shade progression required in smile design
• Deliberate how tooth reveal influences the apparent age of a patient
• Define the inter commissure line with reference to other determinants
• Illustrate how the facial proportions are vertically divided into 1/3rds
• Describe the components of a ‘celebrity smile’
• Debate the application of prototype restorations in aesthetic dentistry
• Propose the indications for a preparation guide
• Introduce the protocols for cosmetic imaging
• Discuss the relationship between the incisal plane and the smile line
• Propose the format for a patient smile analysis form

Objectives
(By the time the delegate has completed this module he/she will…)

• Propose the elements of smile design are: facial and muscular variations, gingival health and appearance, macro and micro- aesthetics
• Cognize the relationship between the Golden Proportion and-symmetry, dominance and proportion
• Recognise how to harmonize the macro and micro- aesthetic elements of smile design
• Identify errors in symmetry around the FML
• Realize any deviation in verticality due to canting
• Understand when the midline should be moved and the degree of movement possible
• Confirm a deviation of the gingival zenith from the ideal position
• Prescribe the ideal incisal embrasure relationship
• Demonstrate how connector length reduces anterior-posteriorly
• Conceptualize the optimum mesial tipping of maxillary teeth to frame the lower lip
• Specify a tooth’s’ shade by reference to shade progression theory
• Influence a patients’ apparent age by manipulating tooth reveal
• Acknowledge deviation from parallelism of: the inter-commissure line/inter-pupillary line/occlusal plane
• Propose adjustments in the facial lower 1/3rd to synchronise with the upper and mid 1/3rd proportions
• Characterize the smile design to eliminate features of the celebrity smile
• Establish a protocol for prototype fabrication
• Describe the prescription for and manipulation of the preparation guide
• Value the use of cosmetic imaging as an adjunct to case acceptance
• Define how the incisal edges of maxillary teeth follow the line of the lower lip
• Recognise gender variation in the arc of the smile line
• Produce a patient smile analysis form

Topics

• Central incisor
• Lateral incisor
• Canine

Aims
(Attending this course module will help delegates…)

• Identify the characteristic facial outlines for anterior teeth
• Distinguish the mesial and distal ridges or lobes on the facial surfaces
• Discuss the implications of the mesial and distal marginal ridges on- reflecting light and modifying the apparent length and width of the tooth
• Consider the three planes of convexity to the labial surface
• Recognise the similarities between the lateral and central incisor
• Discuss variances in the size and mesioincisal angle of the central and lateral incisor
• Appreciate the canines prominent mesial lobe and distal flat or concave surface
• Understand how tooth angulation and shape influence the incisal embrasure size and gingival zenith position
• Understand posterior teeth occlusal contact points (ICP?)

Objectives
(By the time the delegate has completed this module he/she will…)

• Establish a rapport with their Technician through an enhanced anatomical vocabulary
• Illustrate the predominant features which identify anterior teeth
• Cognize how manipulation of the anatomy can influence apparent dimensions and brightness
• Waxing-up exercises to demonstrate an appreciation for anterior tooth anatomy