Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Basic Aesthetic Diagnosis

• code 11729
• course 1
• term Anual
• type OB
• credits 3.5

Main language of instruction: English

Other languages of instruction: Catalan, Spanish

Head instructor

Dr. Akram ALI HUSSEIN - akramali@uic.es

Office hours

At the end of the class or by appointment requested by email to the teacher

Dr.Akram-Ali: akramali@uic.es 

This subject will guide students toward a better understanding of art and science behind dental aesthetics, helping them to integrate dental restorations on individual facial composition with respect to biological, functional and aesthetic requirements. Since patients already have a high interest in aesthetics, every clinician, from general dentist to specialist, should acquire a solid and practical knowledge of the principles, criteria and factors that generate beauty in dentofacial compositions.

The only requirement to study the subject is the previous reading of the book: Claude R. Rufenacht. Principles of Aesthetic Integration. Quintessence Books. Year 2000.

The aim of the subject is to convey the multidisciplinary knowledge of the concept of aesthetics in all its social and scientific dimension. Understand the objective and subjective rules governing smile design, is the key for an appropriate diagnosis not only pathological but also aesthetic. The topics that will be covered will allow us to define the orientation of rehabilitation allowing us to have teeth in a three-dimensional position in functional, aesthetic and even emotional harmony.

• CB6 - Students should have and understand knowledge that provides the basis for or opportunity to be original in terms of the development and application of ideas, often within a research context.
• CB7 - Students should know how to apply the knowledge they have acquired and be able to resolve problems in new or little known environments within a broader (or multidiciplinary) context, related to their area of study.
• CB8 - Students should be able to incorporate knowledge and tackle the complexity of making judgements based on information which, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibility linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement
• CB9 - Students should know how to express their conclusions, and the knowledge and reasoning these are based on, to specialised and non-specialised audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• CE1 - Students should be able to undertake a proper analysis and an extraoral diagnosis, and underline the aesthetic and functional aspects of the teeth and the soft areas of the lower part of the face as well as a analysis and clinical and lab-based diagnosis, using diagnostic and therapeutic wax models, in order to rehabilitate dental occlusion with good functional and aesthetic balance, while taking into account multidisciplinary factors related to the masticating apparatus.
• CE10 - Students should acquire the ability to apply scientific methods, and apply the knowledge acquired to resolving problems in a scientific field. They should learn how to develop research projects both in vitro and in vivo, within the fields of mechanics, biology and microbiology applied to prosthetic and restorative dentistry and dental implants.
• CE11 - Students should be autonomous in terms of developing and applying new technologies to aesthetic restorative dentistry and searching for new scientific information, as well as acquiring the ability to evaluate and undertake the research and development projects the industry offers in an ethical way, and manage the financial and human resources, as well as be aware of the strategic basis for the transfer of new knowledge to the industry.
• CE2 - Students should be able to work as a clinical professional and/or researcher in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry, and act as a real specialist or expert in the material; as well as know how to diagnose, treat, prevent and research oral disorders and have updated knowledge of the diagnostic and treatment-related advances which continue to arise throughout their professional life.
• CE4 - To acquire the ability to make oral preparations on mucosa, teeth, and dental implants, to build dental prostheses in patients with advanced oral and multidisciplinary disorders; as well as identify and undertake the procedures and various checks for the prosthetic components during construction.
• CE5 - To be able to give public presentations on your own clinical cases based on the scientific literature, and correctly use the scientific terminology related to temporomandibular dysfunction and aesthetic restorative dentistry.
• CE6 - To acquire the ability to make scientific informed opinions so as to choose the type of material a dental prosthesis is built of in order to fit the patient with it, as well as know how to continuously update your knowledge of the dental biomaterial used in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry, know how to manipulate it, and about its properties, indications, biocompatibilities, toxicity and environmental impact.
• CE7 - To be able to search for, organise and analyse, from a critical point of view, and using biomedical sources of information, scientific literature on issues related to temporomandibular dysfunction and aesthetic restorative dentistry, in order to pursue continuing education in a self-directed and autonomous way.
• CE8 - To know how to apply epistemological, ethical, legislational and humanitarian factors to research and the disclosure of scientific data in the field of aesthetic restorative dentistry.
• CE9 - To recognise and interpret images and specialised diagnostic techniques that are significant in research, as well as know how to apply bioinformatic tools and new technologies to the fields of prosthetic and restorative dentistry and dental implants.
• CG2 - To be autonomous in terms of obtaining a patient's anamnesis and oral explorations in patients with pathologies that might be either advanced or multidisciplinary in nature; and fill in their medical record and other clinical paperwork using scientific language and terminology that is suited to an aesthetic restorative dentistry professional.
• CG4 - To know how to apply protocols for the use of the equipment in the dental laboratory-workshop to the point of undertaking the necessary procedures that help in oral rehabilitation or the treatments common to a restorative dentist.

Know the fundamentals of facial analysis

Know the parameters of the dentolabial analysis

Know the aesthetic parameters of the dental tissues and its relation with the rose tissue around it

Learn the fundamentals of the correct phonetic analysis

Know the aesthetic parameters of the gingival tissues

Know the parameters of the analysis of the smile

Facial analysis      

Dento-labial analysis

Dental analysis

Dental color  

Phonetic analysis

Gingival analysis

Digital Smile Design

Mock up    

The dynamics of this subject includes three types of theoretical sessions. Masterclass will alternate with theoretical seminars presented by students in PowerPoint or Keynote format from the bibliography given by the teacher. Alternatively 2 or 3 students will draw up a presentation and expose it to the rest of the students. The rest of the students should have read the literature proposed. The professor will emphasize the most relevant aspects and will clarify any doubts that may have students.

The evaluation of individual performance of each student will be based on a continuous assessment where the participation in discussions, the presentations and the control that will be submitted to all students, will be taken into account. 

Continuous assessment

Michael Cohen; Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning, Volume I: Principles, Design, Implementation

Rafi Romano; The Art of Treatment Planning: Dental and Medical Approaches to the Face and Smile

Rafi Romano; The Art of the Smile: Integrating Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Dental Technology, and Plastic Surgery in Esthetic Dental Treatment

Rafi Romano; The Art of Detailing: Philosophical Foundations

Michael Cohen; Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning, Volume II: Comprehensive Case Studies

Principles of Esthetic Integration. Claude Rufenach. Editorial Quintessence

Fradeani M. “Rehabilitación estética en prótesis fija- Anàlisis estético- Volumen 1. Quintessence Books

The Science and Art of Porcelain Laminate Veneers. Galip Gurel. Editorial Quintessence.