Enameloplasty and esthetic finishing in orthodontics-differential diagnosis of incisor proclination-the importance of appropriate visualization and records part 2.

The purpose of this paper is to briefly review some of the principals of ideal tooth shape and morphology and demonstrate how to use tooth reshaping through enameloplasty to treat and finish orthodontic cases to much more esthetic conclusions. This paper demonstrates the significant improvement to a smile orthodontists can achieve if they understand the principles of dental esthetics. In assessing smile design, the patient must be evaluated in three dimensions, and both dental and skeletal components must be considered. Expanded documentation in the form of frontal, profile, and oblique images taken both at rest and on dynamic smile permits the dentist to evaluate these elements without cephalometric radiography.