Stomatology ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 18-24.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2025.01.004

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Overview of oral soft tissue esthetic assessment methods based on smile esthetics

XU Yangeng, ZHANG Yanling, HU Wenjie(), WANG Cui, WEI Ning   

  1. Department of Periodontology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices & Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2024-12-16 Online:2025-01-28 Published:2025-01-16

Abstract:

An attractive smile is the goal and challenge of oral esthetic treatment. The characteristics of lips, teeth, and gingival are the three essential elements of smile esthetics. In the past, dentists mainly focused on“white esthetics”related to the hard tissue features. But recently, scholars have found that soft tissue esthetics plays a decisive role in the overall harmony and attractiveness of a smile. Currently, there is no standardized evaluation criterion or analytical process specifically addressing soft tissue esthetics in relation to smile attractiveness. This paper aims to propose key soft tissue variables in smile esthetics, summarize the facial soft tissue features and esthetic preferences of Chinese people, sort out clinical evaluation methods, and provide a reference for the oral clinical esthetic diagnosis and treatment.

Key words: smile esthetics, soft tissue esthetics, pink esthetics, dental esthetics, smile esthetic assessment

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