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- Title
Ethical issues, dilemmas and controversies in 'cosmetic' or aesthetic dentistry. A personal opinion.
- Authors
Kelleher, M.
- Abstract
Stephen Hancocks' elegant editorial of 11 December 2011 raises interesting questions which deserve discussion. Most experienced dentists would agree that the less that is done to teeth for cosmetic reasons, the lesser are the risks of disappointment, failure of expectation, or threat of litigation. Yet there is an increasing number of cases where aesthetics are the primary concern for dentists and patients alike and some patients are consenting to treatment without being properly informed of the destructive nature of the procedures to their sound tooth tissue and structures to achieve the desired 'cosmetic' outcome. This raises ethical issues, as much of this overtreatment is unnecessarily destructive and goes against the healing and caring principles of the dental profession.
- Subjects
COSMETIC dentistry; DENTAL ethics; HANCOCKS, Stephen; AESTHETICS -- Moral &; ethical aspects; DENTISTS
- Publication
British Dental Journal, 2012, Vol 212, Issue 8, p365
- ISSN
0007-0610
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bdj.2012.317