Do laypeople, students and orthodontists have similar concepts regarding facial aesthetics?

Canine plays an important role in the dento-maxillary system. From a functional point of view, it provides the canine guidance, by positioning it in the frontal area, has a role in facial aesthetics. It plays an important prosthetic role by having the longest root and one of the longest arcade teeth. Three molars represent the last teeth that erupt in the arches both in the jaw and in the mandible, which is why they remain the most frequently included.Canine incidence is quite common following the wisdom tooth. It can be unilateral or bilateral and is more common in the upper jaw. The canine may remain included at the vestibular, palatal or between the two bones. A separate entity is the incision of the canine in the edentulous mandible or jaw. The study included 213 cases with dento-alveolar pathology, of which 128 patients were selected with dental inclusion. Our study reports that the first three molars are frequent, followed by the canine as opposed to other studies conducted by Guzduz K in 2011 and Fardi A of the same year bringing the canines first (Fardi, Guzduz). Some studies attribute the first place to the superior canine in terms of frequency, but they are abstracted from the molar three inclusion that they consider as most frequently (Compoy). The most common tooth in inclusion is the third molar (lower and upper) followed by the upper canine; the most commonly affected are women for both canine and molar.

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Conservative treatment of a Class I malocclusion with 12 mm overjet, overbite and severe mandibular crowding

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics ◽

10.1590/s2176-94512012000500007 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 17 (5) ◽

pp. 43-52

Author(s):

Marcos Alan Vieira Bittencourt ◽

Arthur Costa Rodrigues Farias ◽

Marcelo de Castellucci e Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Class I ◽

Facial Features ◽

Conservative Approach ◽

Upper Lip ◽

Facial Aesthetics ◽

Lower Lip ◽

Angle Class ◽

Nasolabial Angle ◽

Lower Arch ◽

Lower Incisors

INTRODUCTION: A female patient aged 12 years and 2 months had molars and canines in Class II relationship, severe overjet (12 mm), deep overbite (100%), excessive retroclination and extrusion of the lower incisors, upper incisor proclination, with mild midline diastema. Both dental arches appeared constricted and a lower arch discrepancy of less than -6.5 mm. Facially, she had a significant upper incisors display at rest, interposition and eversion of the lower lip, acute nasolabial angle and convex profile. OBJECTIVE: To report a clinical case consisting of Angle Class I malocclusion with deep overbite and overjet in addition to severe crowding treated with a conservative approach. METHODS: Treatment consisted of slight retraction of the upper incisors and intrusion and protrusion of the lower incisors until all crowding was eliminated. RESULTS: Adequate overbite and overjet were achieved while maintaining the Angle Class I canine and molar relationships and coincident midlines. The facial features were improved, with the emergence of a slightly convex profile and lip competence, achieved through a slight retraction of the upper lip and protrusion of the lower lip, while improving the nasolabial and mentolabial sulcus. CONCLUSIONS: This conservative approach with no extractions proved effective and resulted in a significant improvement of the occlusal relationship as well as in the patient's dental and facial aesthetics.

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Reconstruction of the Mandibular Condyle

Facial Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1726444 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Spencer R. Anderson ◽

Kaitlynne Y. Pak ◽

Aurora G. Vincent ◽

Adrian Ong ◽

Yadranko Ducic

Keyword(s):

Gold Standard ◽

Traumatic Injury ◽

Tumor Resection ◽

Surgical Techniques ◽

Mandibular Condyle ◽

Facial Aesthetics ◽

Mandibular Growth ◽

Alloplastic Materials ◽

Technological Advances ◽

Integral Structure

AbstractThe mandibular condyle is an integral structure in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) serving not only as the hinge point for mandibular opening, but also facilitating mandibular growth and contributing to facial aesthetics. Significant compromise of the TMJ can be debilitating functionally, psychologically, and aesthetically. Reconstruction of the mandibular condyle is rarely straightforward. Multiple considerations must be accounted for when preparing for condylar reconstruction such as ensuring eradication of all chronically diseased or infected bone, proving clear oncologic margins following tumor resection, or achieving stability of the surrounding architecture in the setting of a traumatic injury. Today, there is not one single gold-standard reconstructive method or material; ongoing investigation and innovation continue to improve and transform condylar reconstruction. Herein, we review methods of condylar reconstruction focusing on autologous and alloplastic materials, surgical techniques, and recent technological advances.

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Commentary on: Global Need-Assessment for a Postgraduate Program on Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics

Aesthetic Surgery Journal ◽

10.1093/asj/sjaa102 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Deborah S Sarnoff

Keyword(s):

Facial Aesthetics ◽

Need Assessment

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Association of facial sagittal and vertical characteristics with facial aesthetics in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966

European Journal of Orthodontics ◽

10.1093/ejo/cjy062 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 279-285

Author(s):

Laura Krooks ◽

Pertti Pirttiniemi ◽

Mimmi Tolvanen ◽

Georgios Kanavakis ◽

Raija Lähdesmäki ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Birth Cohort ◽

Facial Aesthetics

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Facing the future: the FGDP(UK) facial aesthetics masterclass

Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England ◽

10.1308/147363509x416641 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 107-107

Author(s):

Melanie Hook

Keyword(s):

Dental Practice ◽

Facial Aesthetics ◽

General Dental Practice ◽

The Future ◽

The Uk

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) is proud to announce its innovative facial aesthetics masterclass, due to be launched in July 2009. It is the only facial aesthetics course for dentists in the UK that combines instruction in the performance of practical procedures with dissection exercises on fresh, unembalmed cadaver heads (see also article on page 80).

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Morphological and Functional Parameters in Patients with Tooth Wear before and after Treatment

The Open Dentistry Journal ◽

10.2174/1874210601307010055 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 55-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Teresa Sierpinska ◽

Joanna Kuc ◽

Maria Golebiewska

Keyword(s):

Tooth Wear ◽

Post Treatment ◽

Vertical Dimension ◽

Cephalometric Analysis ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Facial Skeleton ◽

Facial Aesthetics ◽

Facial Height ◽

Occlusal Vertical Dimension ◽

Pre Treatment

Advanced tooth wear often results in lost vertical dimension and impacts facial aesthetics. Complex restorative treatment can replace the lost tooth structure and improve functional occlusal and facial skeleton parameters. Purpose: The aim of the study is to assess changes in the morphological and functional occlusal parameters of the facial skeleton after prosthetic rehabilitation that increased lost occlusal vertical dimension. Material and Methodology: 50 patients with advanced tooth wear were clinically examined, to assess the degree of wear. Each subject underwent cephalometric analysis, digital occlusal analysis, and electromyographic analysis, of the anterior temporalis, superficial masetter, anterior digastric, and the sternocleidomastoid muscles. Prosthodontic treatment was performed to restore the occlusal vertical dimension of each subject’s occlusion, which was followed by repeating the pretreatment analyses. Pre and post treatment parameters were statistically compared. Results: Pre-treatment cephalometric analysis showed that lost vertical dimension reduced anterior facial height and resulted in small angular skeletal parameters. Post treatment anterior facial height increased from the increased occlusal vertical dimension. The mean value of functional electrical activity during clenching post treatment, increased compared to pretreatment. Conclusion: Increasing the vertical dimension of occlusion improved facial aesthetics by positively affecting facial skeletal angles. The restored occlusal surface morphology changed the pre treatment flat broad occlusal contacts into more point contacts. The increased vertical dimension of occlusion after treatment also increased muscle activity levels over the pretreatment levels after three months period of adaptation.

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HYPODONTIA WITH CLASS I MALLOCLUSION AND MAXILLARY DIASTEMA

Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine ◽

10.20473/ijdm.v1i2.2018.98-101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 98

Author(s):

Bunga Fatimah ◽

I Gusti Aju Wahju Ardani

Keyword(s):

Case Management ◽

Class I ◽

Tooth Agenesis ◽

Third Molars ◽

Missing Teeth ◽

Facial Aesthetics ◽

The Third ◽

Congenitally Missing Teeth ◽

Congenitally Missing ◽

Severe Type

Background: Dental agenesis is a term that refers to the absence of one or more teeth, and hypodontia refers to a severe type of tooth agenesis involving less than six or more than one congenitally missing teeth, excluding the third molars. Purpose: This aimed to report the correction of overbite by using intrusion archwires. Case: A 20-year-old female patient had class I malocclusion and deep overbite, incisor retroclination, mild mandibular crowding and agenesis of 12, 13, 14, 15, and 24. Case management: The case was treated with non-extraction using 0.022 pre-adjusted technique to level and unravel using intrusion archwires to correct the deep overbite. Conclusion: The 17-month treatment resulted in a corrected overbite, good occlusion, and good facial aesthetics.

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