The Quest for Perpetual Smiles

Beauty in itself is a combination of reality and personal perception. As the mouth is the centre of communication in the face, the smile plays an important role in facial expression and appearance. Facial and smile attractiveness appear strongly connected to each other. Attractiveness is suggested to influence personality development and social interaction. Our ultimate goal, as clinicians is to achieve a pleasing composition in the smile-to create an arrangement of the various esthetic elements to proper proportion or relation according to known principles.

Author(s): Shivani Kohli and Shekhar Bhatia

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