Abstract

Sangeetha Sasikumar*, Rose Maria Jaimon, Rinni Rose Antony, Shilpa Thomas, Sincy Vincent and Sarin Anna Jojee

ABSTRACT

The fundamental objective of every aesthetic treatment is the patient’s satisfaction and hence the outcome of the treatment should meet the patient’s expectation of enhancing his/ her facial aesthetics and smile. A patient constantly doubting the end result of the treatment, which is an irreversible procedure, can be motivated and educated through Digital Smile Designing (DSD) technique. Digital smile designing technique can provide a better insight for the patient about the final treatment outcome. This article describes the method of creating aesthetic smiles digitally. When the dentist first evaluates a new patient with aesthetic concerns, many critical factors may be overlooked. A digital photography and digital analysis protocol enables the dentist to visualize and analyse issues that he or she may not notice clinically. Drawing of reference lines and shapes over extra- and intraoral digital photographs can easily be performed using presentation software.