Lack Jonathan D
Eastman Dental Institute, London, England.
Alpha Omegan. 2009 Dec;102(4):133-41. doi: 10.1016/j.aodf.2009.11.001.
For years now, dentistry has been in the aesthetics business. We have been talking about and offering dental restorations that look as close as possible to natural teeth-or perhaps look even better. We have been bleaching, veneering, and crowning in an effort to meet patient demand and expectations of that elusive "perfect smile." As these restorative treatments evolved, we became better at creating more translucent porcelains and composites, brighter shades, better color matching tools with the advent of electronic color matching, and more talented dental technicians-we are literally creating works of art. Yet some of this "art work" still falls short of the mark (Figure 1). Why is this? In many cases it is because we have forgotten to choose a frame that is deserving of our artwork.
多年来，牙科一直涉足美学领域。我们一直在讨论并提供尽可能接近天然牙齿外观的牙齿修复体——或者说可能看起来更好。我们一直在进行牙齿美白、贴面和牙冠修复，以满足患者对那难以捉摸的“完美笑容”的需求和期望。随着这些修复治疗的发展，我们在制造更半透明的瓷材和复合材料、更亮的色调、随着电子比色技术出现而更好的颜色匹配工具以及更有才华的牙科技术人员方面变得更加出色——我们简直在创造艺术品。然而，有些这样的“艺术品”仍然不尽如人意（图1）。这是为什么呢？在许多情况下，是因为我们忘记选择一个配得上我们艺术品的框架。
