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ArticleCureus2025

Multidisciplinary Approach in Aesthetic Smile Design: A Clinical Case Report.

Darren Tun Yi Ong, Melwin Mathew, Li Jia Ong, Kai Jing Lee

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Darren Tun Yi OngDentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, MYS.
Melwin MathewDentistry/Periodontics, Beresford Dental Clinic, London, GBR.
Li Jia OngDentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, MYS.
Kai Jing LeeDentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia, Melaka, MYS.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of patients seek dental treatment with the primary motivation of achieving an aesthetic smile. This case demonstrates a patient presenting with an unaesthetic smile associated with multiple carious teeth, gingival recession, and discoloration. We describe how a multidisciplinary approach involving prosthetic, restorative, and surgical disciplines enabled us to achieve an aesthetic smile for the patient. We also highlight the importance of minimally invasive dentistry. Conservative options were preferred to avoid the consequences of the restorative cycles.

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aesthetic restorationscoronally advanced flapcrowndirect veneermultidisciplinary

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PMID41001335
PMCPMC12457729

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