Annals and Essences of Dentistry
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Abstract

AN IN VIVO CLINICAL STUDY OF FACIAL MEASUREMENTS FOR ANTERIOR TEETH SELECTION

Mahesh P, Srinivasa Rao P, Pavan T, Shalini K

The esthetic aspect of complete denture construction is increasingly occupying an important role in prosthodontics. Denture patients desire a brand of denture esthetics closely paralleling the ideal esthetic values of the third decade of life. Many pre-extraction records will guide selection of appropriate tooth mold for each individual. These include diagnostic casts, photographs, roentgenograms, extracted teeth etc. When no pre-extraction records are available; it is difficult to select an appropriate tooth mold that can reestablish the naturalness of the individual patient. In such a scenario, various facial measurements and proportions aid in the selection of appropriate artificial tooth dimensions. The “Golden proportion”, one of the building blocks of beauty, is one such guideline that can be applied to the profession of dentistry with assured success. The aim of present study is to find out which of the facial measurements are in golden ratio with anterior teeth and that can be used for artificial teeth selection.