Basic Principles of Esthetics and Anterior Teeth Contours

Question 1

The goal of prosthodontic treatment is to ___ what remains, ie support remaining teeth and provide a substitute for missing teeth.

Answer 1

preserve

Question 2

What are the three elements of prosthetic rehabilitation?

Answer 2

occlusion, esthetics, and phonetics

Question 3

Esthetic composition includes what three elements?

Answer 3

dental composition (micro)(teeth), dentofacial compostion (mini) (lips) and facial composition (macro) (face)

Question 4

what four areas are considered vertical reference lines?

Answer 4

1. bridge of nose
2. philtrum
3. face midline
4. dental midline

Question 5

Symmetry must be achieved in which of the following areas?

Answer 5

dental midline
maxillary central incisors
maxillary lateral incisors
maxillary canines

Question 6

What are the nine components of a smile?

Answer 6

1. lip line
2. smile line
3. upper lip curvature
4. buccal corridor
5. axial alignment and gradation
6. dominance
7. embrasures
8. dental morphology
9. gingival morphology

Question 7

If the lip line is high, what type of smile is created?

Answer 7

gummy smile

Question 8

The smile line is a hypothetical curved line drawn along the edges of maxillary anterior teeth that has to coincide or run parallel to what?

Answer 8

The curvature of the lower lip. This is more pronounced in women

Question 9

In gingival morphology, where is the crest of curvature moved?

Answer 9

distally

Question 10

Natural teeth, in general, have ___ emergence profiles in the gingival third.

Answer 10

straight

Question 11

T/F. Implants integrated into bone does not necessarily ensure prosthetic success. A soft tissue complex in harmony with adjacent teeth is also needed.

Answer 11

True.