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Hani Tohme1, Marta Revilla-León2, Layal Bou Semaan3
1Head, Digital Dentistry, Department of Digital Dentistry, AI, and Evolving Technologies, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; and Director, Postgraduate Program, Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract:
A facially driven digital guided crown lengthening method using the virtual smile design approach supplemented with a static 3-dimensional face scan that demonstrates the digital data of extraoral soft tissue is presented. The technique enables the practitioner to virtually design the new smile and surgically plan the crown lengthening procedure.
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