This document discusses dentofacial perspectives and aesthetics in dentistry. It notes that aesthetics involves appreciation of beauty, harmony, and naturalness. The dentist must visualize aesthetics in relation to the patient and translate that into an acceptable result. This perspective analyzes the lips in relation to the front teeth and how the deeper color of the lips contrasts with lighter teeth. The dentofacial composition considers both the front and side views of the face in two muscle positions: static and dynamic. In the static position, with lips slightly parted and teeth out of occlusion, four factors influence tooth exposure: lip length, age, race, and sex.

1. DENTO FACIAL PERSPECTIVE
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2. INTRODUCTION
• In our modern competitive society, a pleasing
appearance often means the difference
between success and failure in both our
personal and professional lives.
• An acceptable cosmetic effect in any dental
restoration has always been regarded as
important to good dentistry.
• A well-made prosthesis will fail if it is deficient
in this respect.
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3. • Esthetics includes the appreciation and response
to the beautiful in art and nature.
• Esthetics has been given many definitions in
dentistry but according to Young. “It is apparent
that beauty, harmony, naturalness and
individuality are major qualities” of esthetics.
• The dentist must visualize esthetics in relation to
the patient and then translate that visualization
into an acceptable esthetic result.
• The success of his efforts depends upon his
artistic ability, his powers of observation and his
experience
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4. • This perspective concentrates on the orofacial
landmarks consisting of highly vascularised lips with
the teeth acting as a gateway to the oral cavity.
• The emphasis here is to analyses the lips in relation to
the anterior maxillary sextant.
• The deeper color of the lips compared with lighter
coloured teeth creates a colour contrast to add interest
to this arrangement.
• The dento-facial composition encompasses both the
frontal and saggital planes in two muscular positions;
the static and dynamic
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7. STATIC:
• The static position is when the lips are slightly
parted and the teeth are out of occlusion with
the perioral muscles relatively relaxed.
• This position is typically achieved following
utterance of the letter ‘M’. In this tranquil
position,
• four factors influence tooth exposure: lip
length, age, race and sex, also known as the
acronym LARS.
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