Khushi Shah / Sandhya Kapoor Punia
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Digital Smile Designing (DSD) revolutionizes aesthetic dentistry by merging principled smile design with standardized photo and video protocols to analyse facial, dentofacial, dental, and gingival parameters. Capturing static and dynamic smiles improves reproducibility, interdisciplinary communication, and predictable outcomes. Transition from 2D to 3D CAD/CAM systems-integrating intraoral, facial scans, and CBCT-enables comprehensive virtual patient models for restorative, orthodontic, periodontal, and implant planning. AI enhances efficiency through automated facial analysis, tooth segmentation, and realistic outcome simulations, boosting patient understanding. Although technical sensitivity and learning curves exist, DSD’s benefits-better communication, predictability, and satisfaction-make it central to personalized, evidence-based aesthetic care.