Aesthetic-function-function-aesthetic or function and emotion or has the chick hatched out before laying the egg?
Aesthetics is the definition for harmony in nature and art. Function is the definition for the object and its assignment.
Teeth are first of all tools. Perfect tools for the crushing of our food. The food has to be correctly prepared to provide the inner organs with nutrients, so that our body can stay in substantial health for a long life.
Therefore teeth are so important.
In modern civilization teeth are a deciding factor for communication.
Today we know that the biggest part of human understanding is nonverbal. With the help of our teeth we are sending important signals to our social surroundings.
For the emotional health it is significant to be sensible of having good looking harmonious teeth and that shouldn’t be isolated from the physical health. On the basis of the behaving and mimic of a person performing in front of us we are able to follow his state of mind with the strength of our mirror neurons. In addition to the emotional level the neurons are also responsible for the transfer of sensory feelings when teeth are moving.
The relationship between function and aesthetics is supremely complex. Only a restoration with a natural-analog morphology would have a natural function. We will realize just what we know!
The carefulness and ability of dentist and orthodontist only will decide on the functional and aesthetic standard of a restorative reconstruction.
picture 1 ceramic frit of our veneering ceramic from Elephant Dental, Hoorn, NL
picture 2 teeth made of dental ceramic with natural-analog, shine optical effect
picture 3 & 4 these laughing mouths are well provided with frontal crowns made at our place |
