Natural appearance for the individual denture patient

The Science of Anterior Teeth Selection for a Completely Edentulous Patient: A Literature Review

“…The dentist should render the patient, the confidence that none of these fine senses will be in jeopardy. The development of a pleasing oral and facial expression for the patient depends upon the dentist ability to replace the dentures, both in contour and color [22,44]. Furnas [45] stated, ''esthetics in full denture construction, as employed by at least 90 per cent of the men in general practice, can only said to be conspicuous by its absence.''…”

Interalar Distance to Estimate the Combined Width of the Six Maxillary Anterior Teeth in Oral Rehabilitation Treatment

“…Patients requiring complete dentures usually expect comfort first, followed by harmonious appearance, and last, efficiency 1 . The esthetic restoration of the edentulous patient has an important psychological effect.…”

“…Therefore, the correct selection of the artificial teeth is essential to achieving a pleasant esthetic outcome. If some natural teeth remain, it is easier to choose artificial teeth that blend with the natural dentition than to choose teeth for the edentulous patient with no pre‐extraction records available 1,3–5 …”

“…P atients requiring complete dentures usually expect comfort first, followed by harmonious appearance, and last, efficiency. 1 The esthetic restoration of the edentulous patient has an important psychological effect. Once properly restored, patient self-esteem and self-confidence are often improved, which is also the goal of the oral rehabilitation treatment.…”

“…If some natural teeth remain, it is easier to choose artificial teeth that blend with the natural dentition than to choose teeth for the edentulous patient with no pre-extraction records available. 1,[3][4][5] The art of tooth selection has changed over the last several decades due to a greater number of pamphlets, tooth guides, and folders made by tooth manufacturers to facilitate the selection process. 2,6 The mesiodistal width is a harder aspect to estimate than the proper height of the anterior artificial teeth.…”