DIGITAL SMILE DESIGN (DSD) AND WAX UPĀ : DETERMINING THE LATERAL
INCISORS DIMENSIONS (image 2)
This step must be done during the orthodontic phase, at the stage of the
last finishes. Using the DSD, we can determine the ideal dimensions of
the future restoration (height and width), its morphology and gingival
margin. The DSD also allows us to determine if modifications to other
anterior teeth are necessary.
When the DSD is validated by the practitioner and the patient, it will
be communicated to the orthodontist in order to guide him/her in the
position of the anterior teeth. In order to facilitate the movement of
the riziform tooth, the DSD can be transformed into a wax up and then
mock up if the situation permits (29,30). In our clinical case the DSD
was not performed because it would not provided us with any additional
information.