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- Title
Visagism: The Art of Dental Composition.
- Authors
Paolucci, Braulio; Calamita, Marcelo; Coachman, Christian; Gürel, Galip; Shayder, Adriano; Hallawell, Philip
- Abstract
The article focuses on the concept of visagism in dental composition and presents a case study of a 34-year-old female patient who had a complaint about the worn aspect of her teeth. It states the definition of visagism was developed by artist Philip Hallawell and involves the creation of a customized personal image expressing a person's sense of identity. It mentions the creation of dental veneers fabricated in lithium disilicate glass-ceramics which would accent her sensitivity and femininity.
- Subjects
IDENTITY (Psychology); IMAGE; DENTAL veneers; LITHIUM silicates; GLASS-ceramics in medicine; FEMININITY; HALLAWELL, Philip
- Publication
Quintessence of Dental Technology (QDT), 2012, Vol 35, p187
- ISSN
1060-1341
- Publication type
Case Study