Facially driven guided crown lengthening using a complete digital workflow: A dental technique

Hani Tohme; Marta Revilla-León; Layal Bou Semaan; Ghida Lawand

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.01.024

Facially driven guided crown lengthening using a complete digital workflow: A dental technique

J Prosthet Dent. 2024 Feb 21:S0022-3913(24)00059-3. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.01.024. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hani Tohme¹, Marta Revilla-León², Layal Bou Semaan³, Ghida Lawand⁴

Affiliations

¹ Head, Digital Dentistry, Department of Digital Dentistry, AI, and Evolving Technologies, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; and Director, Postgraduate Program, Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: hani@tohmeclinic.com.
² Affiliate Assistant Professor, Graduate Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash; Faculty and Director, Research and Digital Dentistry, Kois Center, Seattle, Wash; and Adjunct Professor, Graduate Prosthodontics, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, Mass.
³ Postgraduate student, Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Alabama, Ala.
⁴ Clinical Instructor, Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 38388214
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.01.024

Abstract

A facially driven digital guided crown lengthening method using the virtual smile design approach supplemented with a static 3-dimensional face scan that demonstrates the digital data of extraoral soft tissue is presented. The technique enables the practitioner to virtually design the new smile and surgically plan the crown lengthening procedure.