Dental aesthetics is an important dimension in dental practice and is related to individuals’ preferences, culture, sociodemographic factors and perceived dental treatments. One of the main goals of dental treatment is to mimic teeth and design smiles in a most natural and aesthetic manner, based on the individual and specific needs of the patient. Possibilities to reach that goal have significantly improved over the last decade through new and specific treatment modalities, steadily enhanced and more aesthetic dental materials, and novel techniques and technologies.
With Aesthetic dentistry, dentists administer life changing aesthetic treatments that enhance the shape and colour of teeth. Aesthetic dental treatment ranges from innocuous tooth whitening (bleaching), direct composite fillings, indirect veneers, crowns and bridges to complex implant therapy. Today, we are fortunate to have at our disposal sophisticated restorative materials, predictable clinical techniques, intra-oral scanners for digital impressions and innumerable software for diagnosis, treatment planning and digital smile design.Evaluating, adopting, implementing new technologies, Aesthetic dentistry has taken an important role in a dental practice. The aims of treatment are minimally invasive, limited to as few teeth as possible for achieving the aesthetic objectives. The availability of new materials and techniques has led to the development of minimally invasive or ultra-conservative approaches to manage dental problems. Ultra-conservative dentistry is respectful of soft tissues and seeks to minimize the removal of any tooth structure if at all possible. It is also, of course, highly concerned with aesthetic outcomes and uses the physical properties of the restorative materials to reinforce the remaining dentition.