Aesthetic Principles in Dentistry Lecture

Question 1

Name the 5 faactors that contribute to the appearence of teeth

Answer 1

1. Outline form
2. Contour
3. Symmetry
4. Proportion
5. Colour

Question 2

What is greater asymmetry related to?

Answer 2

1. Self reported depression
2. Neuroses
3. Inferiority
4. More physical health probelms

Question 3

What is the golden proportion

Answer 3

The numerical value is 0.6180339

Question 4

What has the golden proportion been used to do?

Answer 4

Used as the asis on which the elements in a painting, or in an architectural scheme, are arranged.

Question 5

What do natural teeth exhibit?

Answer 5

High specular reflection espeically when wet

Question 6

What 4 things can heppen when whote light strikes an object?

Answer 6

1. Diffusion
2. Absorbed
3. Refelcted
4. Transmitted

Question 7

What happens to light that hits a rough surface?

Answer 7

diffuse refelcted light is scattered from the surface

Question 8

How to we make a smile look more feminine?

Answer 8

Round the edges and rotate the edges mesially

Question 9

How do we make a smile more masculine

Answer 9

Sharpen the edges and rotate the edsges distally

Question 10

What are the 2 triangles at the balck of your smile called?

Answer 10

Buccal corridors

Question 11

When assessing someones smile what do we look for?

Answer 11

1. Buccal corridor
2. Smile line
3. Tissue height
4. Papilla length

Question 12

What can we do to improve someones smile aesthetically?

Answer 12

1. Bleaching
2. Vaneers
3. Composite build up
4. Bridge

Question 13

What is a problem with bleaching

Answer 13

People can become serial bleachers which can seriously harm their teeth