I received these wax ups and am just wondering if the teeth look proportional to each other. I am looking for a natural smile that is "perfectly-imperfect". I have fairly large gaps to fill around both lateral incisors.
September 3, 2015
Answer: Teeth My big question is why a patient has a wax-up. What are you supposed to do with it? Critique it? Approve or deny it? On what basis are you making your decisions? The doctor here is at fault for asking a pt for input at this level!
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September 3, 2015
Answer: Teeth My big question is why a patient has a wax-up. What are you supposed to do with it? Critique it? Approve or deny it? On what basis are you making your decisions? The doctor here is at fault for asking a pt for input at this level!
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September 3, 2015
Answer: Diagnostic waxups I feel that there is room for improvement in this waxup. There is no symmetry between the right and left sides. They should be as close to mirror images as possible. The emergence profile out of the gum seems too thick, this will translate into a food trap in the permanent restorations. Tooth #9 seems longer than #8 and also bigger overall. The canines seem to be tipped in too much. I am not a fan of just doing 6 veneers because unless you are staying with the same color as your natural teeth they always look obvious. You might want to consider adding an additional tooth on each side to allow you more flexibility in choosing shades. They aren't mounted so it's difficult to determine if the front teeth need to be longer. Currently it appears that your back molars etc. are longer than the front teeth but this may just be the way the models are propped up. I hope this helps.
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September 3, 2015
Answer: Diagnostic waxups I feel that there is room for improvement in this waxup. There is no symmetry between the right and left sides. They should be as close to mirror images as possible. The emergence profile out of the gum seems too thick, this will translate into a food trap in the permanent restorations. Tooth #9 seems longer than #8 and also bigger overall. The canines seem to be tipped in too much. I am not a fan of just doing 6 veneers because unless you are staying with the same color as your natural teeth they always look obvious. You might want to consider adding an additional tooth on each side to allow you more flexibility in choosing shades. They aren't mounted so it's difficult to determine if the front teeth need to be longer. Currently it appears that your back molars etc. are longer than the front teeth but this may just be the way the models are propped up. I hope this helps.
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