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Factores Macroesteticos en El Diseno de Sonrisa PDF
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for determining multiple design criteria.
of the ideal dentition. Recent advances in con-
The amount and position of tooth reveal in
servative restorative procedures, such as
various views and lip configurations also
bonding and porcelain veneers, have opened
provide valuable guidelines in determining
the door to a wide variety of elective dental
esthetic tooth positions and relationships.
treatments for the purpose of enhancing appearance or
Clinical Implications. Esthetics is an
reversing the visual signs of aging.1,2 However, the new-
inherently subjective discipline. By under-
found popularity of cosmetic dentistry has only inten-
standing and applying simple esthetic
sified the profession’s long-standing desire to replicate
rules, tools and strategies, dentists have a
nature when restorative dentistry is indicated.
basis for evaluating natural dentitions and
In an effort to create natural esthetics, the clinician
the results of cosmetic restorative proce-
must give careful consideration to the
dures. Macroesthetic components of teeth
The cumulative patient in his or her entirety. Individual and their relationship to each other can be
attributes of a tooth may represent only
visual impact influenced to produce more natural and
part of the story, because teeth do not
of the anterior exist individually and separate from the esthetically pleasing restorative care.
dentition often patient to whom they belong. Combina-
transcends the tions of tooth forms when positioned
sum of the together can create an effect that is
individual greater than, equal to or less than the
sum of the parts.3
parts.
The popularity and increasing pre- tissue frame the smile in different positions
dictability of recently developed restora- of speech, smiling and laughter.
tive techniques such as porcelain veneers have created dEsthetic conditions related to gingival
new demands on practitioners. While any type of tooth health and appearance are an essential com-
restoration can be done as a single unit or in multiples, ponent of effective smile design. Inflamed,
the cumulative visual impact of the anterior dentition uneven gingival lines detract from a
often transcends the sum of the individual parts. pleasing smile. Blunted papilla and asym-
The principles involved in making “pretty smiles” metric gingival crests become part of the
have come to be known within the profession as the dis- overall esthetic picture.
cipline of smile design. Smile design theory can be dMicroesthetics involves the elements that
broken down into at least four parts: facial esthetics, make teeth actually look like teeth. The
gingival esthetics, microesthetics and macroesthetics. anatomy of natural anterior teeth is specific
dFacial and muscular considerations vary from patient for each tooth and that tooth’s location in the
to patient and are worthy criteria for evaluation. Photo- dental arch. Specific incisal translucency
graphic analysis can determine how the lips and soft patterns, characterization, lobe development
Figure 1. Restoration of anterior dentition in which Figure 2. Re-treatment of dentition in Figure 1 using
restoration design lacks apparent harmony with sur- macroesthetic design principles to better blend in with
rounding soft tissue. and complement surrounding soft tissue.
and incisal haloing all are components of the regarding techniques for reliably locating it.6
microesthetics of each tooth. Dentists and techni- Careful photographic analysis of patients’ faces
cians alike endeavor to replicate the microes- shows that prominent facial anatomy—including
thetics of teeth in restorations. the eyes, nose and chin—can be deceptive in
dMacroesthetics, the fourth of these aspects and locating the midline. Most people’s eyes are at
the focus of this article, represents the principles slightly different levels or at different depths
that apply when groupings of individual teeth are within the sockets. Many patients have noses or
considered.4 The relationship between those teeth chins that deviate from the center, which under-
and the surrounding soft tissue and mines these landmarks as indicators
the patient’s facial characteristics of the facial midline.7
Careful photographic
creates a dynamic and three- A practical approach to locating
dimensional canvas. The artistic analysis of patients’ the facial midline references two
work of the dentist and the techni- faces shows that anatomical landmarks. The first is a
cian can combine to create a natural prominent facial point between the brows known as
and pleasing overall appearance—or anatomy can be the nasion. The second is the base of
not—depending on how well the rel- deceptive in locating the philtrum, also referred to as the
ative shapes, sizes and arrangement cupid’s bow in the center of the upper
the facial midline.
of the individual teeth harmonize lip. A line drawn between these land-
with the features of any given marks not only locates the position of
patient (Figures 1 and 2). the facial midline but also determines the direc-
Macroesthetics attempts to identify and ana- tion of the midline (Figure 3).
lyze the relationships and ratios between anterior Whenever possible, the midline between the
teeth and surrounding tissue landmarks. In this maxillary central incisors should be coincidental
article, we discuss the principles of macroesthet- with the facial midline. In cases in which this is
ics and how to apply them. not possible, the midline between the central
incisors should be parallel to the facial midline.8-10
MACROESTHETIC DESIGN ELEMENTS:
FACIAL MIDLINE If the visual junction of maxillary central incisors
is at an angle to the facial midline, it is referred
In smile design, the starting point of the esthetic to as a canted midline. Canting is a major design
treatment plan is the facial midline.5 When flaw in any natural or restored dentition. While
viewing dentitions, many clinicians use the max- alignment of the maxillary and mandibular
illary central incisors as their esthetic baseline dental midlines is desirable in orthodontics, the
and then move laterally in a progression from the mandibular midline becomes a lesser issue in
lateral incisors to the canines to the premolars esthetics.11 The narrowness and uniform sizes of
and beyond. However, considering the importance mandibular incisors make visualization of their
of the facial midline, there remains confusion middle point more difficult, particularly when
Figure 3. Plotting the facial midline using nasion and Figure 4. Cosmetic restoration of dentition showing pro-
cupid’s bow as reference points. gressive increase of incisal embrasure size from central
incisor to lateral incisor to canine.
Figure 7. Unrestored dentition showing shade progres- Figure 8. Reveal of the incisal edges of the maxillary
sion from central incisor to canine. incisors in the “M” position.
Figure 9. Reveal of the anterior dentition in the “E” Figure 10. The intercommissure line and reveal of the
position. maxillary anterior teeth can be useful in developing an
esthetically pleasing smile.
smile, approximately 75 percent to 100 percent the maxillary anterior teeth also can be related to
of the maxillary teeth would show below this the two fundamental criteria of midline and
line.2 The position of the incisal edges of the reveal. Traditional orientation of the smile line
anterior teeth as they relate to the lower lip calls for it to be parallel with a line drawn
also may have esthetic consequences. When the between the pupils of the eyes.21 Unfortunately,
visual space created between upper and lower this guideline does not accommodate situations in
lips in full smile is considered, the maxillary which patients have eyes in different planes
anterior teeth should fill between 75 percent to (Figure 12). Creation of an incisal plane that is
100 percent of that space to create a youthful perpendicular to the facial midline produces a
look.19 reliable and repeatable position that does not
Vestibular space. In a broad smile, the depend on the interpupillary line.22
amount of reveal of the maxillary posterior Once the clinician has determined the orienta-
teeth also can become an esthetic consideration. tion of the smile line, he or she can design its
In patients who have narrow arch form and curve, or shape. When the incisal edges of the
wide lip extension, tooth reveal behind the maxillary central incisors appear to be below the
canines can be in shadow or disappear com- tips of the canines, the smile line has a convex
pletely (Figure 11). This condition has been appearance that can approximate and harmonize
called deficient vestibular reveal, or DVR.20 with the line of the lower lip23 (Figure 13). A so-
DVR may have negative esthetic consequences called “reverse smile line” results when the tips of
in certain patients. the canines or premolars are longer than those of
Smile line. The plane of the incisal edges of the central incisors. This design condition does
Figure 11. Teeth in shadow distal to the maxillary canine Figure 12. Asymmetrical facial features, including eyes in
can contribute to deficient vestibular reveal. different planes, are not useful reference points in deter-
mining the smile line.