Aesthetics

Question 1

Outline aesthetic concepts

Answer 1

• golden section
• gestalt theory
• LARS
• symmetry
• inverted face morphometrics

Question 2

What is the fibonacci number?

Answer 2

1.6180339

Question 3

What does LARs stand for?

Answer 3

Lip length
Age
Race
Sex

Question 4

What is the function of the LARs factor?

Answer 4

it is a way of categorising how much tooth is visible at rest

Question 5

What is the consequence of age on lip length?

Answer 5

Lip length increases with age
muscle tone disappears with agem upper lips lenghen

Question 6

A short lip length (10-15mm) might expose nearly ____ of the upper central incisors

Answer 6

4mm

Question 7

A longer lip length will show how much of the upper central incisor?

Answer 7

1mm

Question 8

The visibility of _______ varies between races

Answer 8

mandibular incisors

Question 9

On average, women display ______ of central incisor compared to men

Answer 9

1.5mm of central incisor
Women also have shorter lip lengths on average compared to men, this is a contributing factor

Question 10

According to Chiches Recipe, what are some “smile killers”

Answer 10

• narrow centrals
• long laterals
• asymmetric centrals