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Recreating an esthetic smile: a multidisciplinary approach.
Hiroe Ohyama1, Shigemi Nagai, Hiro Tokutomi
1Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. hiroe_ohyama@hsdm.harvard.edu
Summary
Achieving a youthful, attractive smile requires a multidisciplinary dental approach. Careful planning and team collaboration are key to successful esthetic rehabilitation for compromised smiles.
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Esthetic Dentistry
- Prosthodontics
Background:
- Modern dental patients desire youthful, attractive smiles.
- Esthetic rehabilitation of compromised dentitions often necessitates a multidisciplinary strategy.
- Achieving esthetic goals in complex cases presents significant clinical challenges.
Observation:
- Successful esthetic outcomes depend heavily on meticulous case selection and comprehensive treatment planning.
- A collaborative team approach involving clinicians, laboratory technicians, and patients is crucial.
- This report details a successful multidisciplinary treatment for a patient with functionally and esthetically compromised anterior maxillary teeth.
Findings:
- The multidisciplinary approach successfully recreated an esthetic smile.
- Prosthetic and periodontal issues were addressed comprehensively.
- The patient's functional and esthetic concerns were resolved.
Implications:
- This case highlights the effectiveness of a team-based strategy in complex dental esthetic cases.
- Proper planning and collaboration can enhance the predictability of esthetic rehabilitation.
- The findings support the integration of various dental specialties for optimal patient outcomes.
