PAPILLARY PROPORTION – AN OBJECTIVE FACTOR IN THE AESTHETICS ASSESSMENT OF THE FRONTAL MAXILLARY AREA
Abstract:
The mathematical quantification of the relationship between the size of the inter-dental papilla
and the heights of the clinical crown of the adjacent teeth. The pictures were analyzed in Photoshop CS5
Extended, resulting 512 measurements of the 5 papillae from the front maxillary area, with the following
referring points: gingival zenith, tip of inter-dental papilla and the incisal edge. The papillary
proportion is a quantifiable factor worth taking into account in the objective evaluation of aesthetics in
the frontal maxillary area. The average mathematical value of the ratio between the heights of the
papilla and of the adjacent tooth is more important as a reference factor than the average values of their
heights, as the aspect consisting of the papillary proportion is not influenced by the individual variations
in height, the ratio of sizes remaining the same.
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