4. Aesthetics Flashcards
1
Q
What is a gummy smile caused by? (5)
A
- Shot upper lip
- labial hypermotility
- altered passive tooth eruption
- anterior dentoalveolar extrusion
- excessive vertical development of the upper maxilla
2
Q
What is considered macroaesthetics? (3)
A
- Face
- periodontum
- teeth
3
Q
What is considered microaesthetics? (4)
A
Aesthetic of the tooth individually:
- shape
- size
- anatomy
- color
4
Q
What are the aesthetic considerations for the face? (6)
A
- Shape (dental + side view)
- Midline (glabella, nasal tip, lip philtrum, tip of chin - 3% max)
- interpupillary line (parallel with gingival margin and incisal plane)
- Smile (high, medium, low, gummy)
- Lip shape (vertical, horizontal, length)
- lower labial line + incisal lines
5
Q
What are the aesthetic considerations for gingival analysis? (
A
- Architecture (class I & II)
- Zenith
- interdental papillae
6
Q
What are the other features in consideration in macroaesthetic analysis?
A
- incisal curvature
- dental alignment
- interdental midline
- tooth axis
- teeth proportion
- labial corridor
- interinsical angles
