Anterior dental aesthetics: gingival perspective

I Ahmad1

  • 1BDS, The Ridgeway Dental Surgery, 173 The Ridgeway, North Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 7DF, United Kingdom. iahmadbds@aol.com

British Dental Journal
|August 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This series explores the core principles of aesthetic senses, expanding beyond visual perception. It covers how aesthetics applies to both time-based arts like music and film, and space-based arts such as painting and architecture.

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