Recreation of Aesthetic Smile by Restoring Form, Function and Aesthetics: A Prosthodontic Approach: A Case Report

Abstract

Smile designing primarily involves an enhancement towards appealing and elegant smile through appropriate dental restorations. Todayrsquos modern society gives a lot of precedence to a beautiful and healthy smile making it crucial for dental specialists to devise a comprehensive plan for fulfilling patientrsquos desires. Oral rehabilitation of patients in need of an appealing smile necessitates an integrative approach that involves a modification not only in the soft tissue architecture but also in the form and configuration of teeth. This clinical report describes a successful interdisciplinary approach for the treatment of an aesthetically and functionally compromised anterior dentition of a young female patient. Treatment plan included extraction of teeth with poor prognosis intentional root canal treatment and crown lengthening of maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth followed by conventional porcelain-fused-to metal fixed prosthesis. The final treatment outcome not only restored satisfactory function and aesthetics of the patient but also led to an improvement in the quality of life with a positive mind set towards her appearance.nbsp