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Re: Tooth contouring

Posted by cs on 8/22/2009, 10:14 am, in reply to "Tooth contouring"

I don't know if it can or cannot be done, Dustin . . . But personally, I'd be careful and ask lots of questions before agreeing to it. In dentistry and (other situations), there is something called the "Golden Proportion" which describes the relationship between the height and width of individual teeth and the front teeth with each other. The following statement explains the concept more scientifically than I can: The Human Smile [In] A perfect smile: the front two teeth form a golden rectangle (which is said to be one of the most visually satisfying of forms, as it is formed with sides of 1 and 1.618). There is also a Golden Ratio in the height to width of the center two teeth. And the ratio of the width of the two center teeth to those next to them is phi. And, the ratio of the width of the smile to the third tooth from the center is also phi. (The above is excerpted from a short article that discusses the topic (sometimes called the "Fibonacci Principle" in relation to in other human aspects, including facial shape and health in humans, as well as other animals, plants, architecture, fine art, music, etc. If you want to read it you can find it here: "The Golden Ratio and Beauty in Humans" at http://library.thinkquest.org/trio/TTQ05063/phibeauty1.htm. In a nutshell, it explains why you can't shave off part of a tooth in one direction without affecting the other, or the dimensions of one or more entire teeth without affecting neighboring teeth

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