Smile Concepts and Treatment in the Adolescent Patient
Cosmetic dentists have always recognized the importance of balance in tooth shape and proportionality, and have classifications and formulas worked out to produce dazzling smiles in bonding and porcelain laminates. For orthodontists treating children, when we are finishing a case, sometimes the smile just doesn't "look right". So, what principles can we learn from the cosmetic dentists and use in our orthodontic cases? Apparently quite a lot! In this presentation, Dr. Sarver will illustrate finishing procedures such as creative bracket placement, reshaping contacts, connectors, embrasures, and soft tissue contouring to achieve that next level of smile presentation in your everyday orthodontic cases