Abstract
ObjectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the production of customized composite veneers starting from a two‐dimensional (2D) digital preview using the Digital Smile System (DSS).Material and MethodsA photographic examination of 30 patients was performed by taking two digital pictures of the face and a digital preview through the DSS. Moreover, optical scans of the dental arches were obtained and the data were entered into a three‐dimensional (3D) software to prepare a virtual preview. The standard tessellation language files were sent for production using CAD‐CAM technology. The Friedman test, Bonferroni, and Dunn post hoc tests were used, comparing the linear measurements of the 2D and 3D plans and the final veneers (α = .05).ResultsSignificant differences emerged between the pictures and digital scans on the mesial–distal widths of the lateral incisors and canine. Linear measurements in the 2D plan were significantly different from those of the 3D plan, except for the height measures of incisors. No significant changes were found on comparing the parameters of the 2D and 3D plans with those of the final pieces.ConclusionsThe customized veneers were clinically adequate and similar to 2D and 3D plans, although significant differences emerged between the picture and digital scans as well as between the 2D and 3D plans.
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