From Volume 39, Issue 6, July 2012 | Pages 422-426
Planning the final aesthetic result of restorative treatment is a key skill needed by the clinician to ensure predictable success. This paper aims to review current techniques that may be used by clinicians for an aesthetic preview, whilst also highlighting a simple technique that may be readily utilized in practice.
The need for an aesthetic preview before commencing definitive treatment is well documented.1,2 In this article we aim to review the several techniques that can be adopted, whilst highlighting an inexpensive, quick and simple method that can easily be used by the general dental practitioner. The development of computer software to aid an aesthetic preview further is a rapidly growing market, however, in this article we aim only to review the 3-dimensional, clinical techniques available.
Managing a patient's expectations is paramount when undertaking all aspects of restorative dentistry.3 In certain areas, such as removable prosthetics, it is commonplace to show and discuss the final result with the patient prior to its construction. However, in fixed prosthodontics in particular, this is not always the case. Patients' demands are ever increasing and it is vital that they can visualize the final result, prior to the start of treatment, whilst also allowing the dentist to highlight any limitations.
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