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Visualizing the Natural Dentition
Author(s) -
WINTER ROBERT
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1708-8240
pISSN - 1496-4155
DOI - 10.1111/j.1708-8240.1993.tb00761.x
Subject(s) - suite , citation , library science , natural (archaeology) , dentition , computer science , art , art history , history , archaeology , geology , paleontology
This article describes a method for visualizing a final restoration before it is begun. Visualization of natural tooth forms comes with its own vocabulary, which will act as our guide and serve as our interpreter when we communicate with the dental laboratory technologist and the patient (Figure 1). The final challenge is to convert what has been seen in nature to dental restorations, which is best accomplished when the clinician has a “vision” of the final creation based on an understanding of nature’s variations.