Description

The search for esthetic treatment outcomes has intensified in the routine care of dental professionals. With this trend, patients have sought treatment with the primary goal of improving smile esthetics. The aim of this lecture is to present a protocol that helps to assess a patient's smile, entitled: 10 Commandments of Smile Esthetics.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the importance of including smile esthetics guidelines to the orthodontist’s clinical routine.
• Describe a protocol to assess patient's smile entitled: 10 Commandments of smile esthetics.
• Demonstrate with three case reports how the clinician can raise the level of orthodontic care by means of incorporating concepts of smile esthetics on a routine basis.

Speaker(s):

• Andre W. Machado, DDS, MS, PhD