Esthetic In Complete Denture

Although the dictionary definition of esthetics -"the science of beauty in nature and arts"- appeals to our scientifically oriented education, it does not stand up to Hegel's statement: "Beauty as the substance of the imagination and feeling can not be an exact science." (Fig.1) Human beauty being a subjective factor changes the treatment modules of similar problems from one patient to another thus disallowing a standardization of the treatment plans. ESTHETIC DENTISTRY " Is the art and science of dentistry applied to create or enhance the beauty of an individual within functional and physiological limits.¿ The whole face needs to be considered in totality when trying to work on dental esthetics because the final picture should be a merger wherein the various features of the face, smile, teeth and gums complement each other naturally and completely. Esthetics is defined as ¿A branch of Philosophy dealing with the nature of and with judgments concerning beauty¿. ¿Esthetics¿ is a derivative of the Greek word ¿aisthetikos¿, meaning ¿perceptive¿1.It pertains to the sense of the beautiful or the science, which deduces from nature and taste the rules and principles of art.