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Many dentofacial disharmonies are caused by malocclusion, classified according to Angle’s molar relationships (Fig. 1b). The soft tissue of the vestibule and the lips lies over the dental hard tissue and is therefore influenced by the molar relationships. In examining the patient, we could consider, for example,hisorherprofilefromthelabialview.When a patient comes to my office for examination, in recording his or her medical history I pay much attention to preoperative photographs in seeking to determine the cause of aesthetic disharmony. Fig. 3a_Software-assisted aesthetic dentistry. Fig. 3b_Use of ClinCheck 3-D in dentistry. Fig. 3c_Superimposition of ClinCheck 3-D image over a 2-D image. Figs. 4a & b_Dentolabial profile analysis while smiling and with closed lips. Fig. 4c_Analysis with superimposition: prediction after orthodontic treatment of lip–tooth relationship with closed lips. Fig. 4d_Prediction of future dentolabial relationship after orthodontic therapy to align dental elements. Fig. 4e_Aesthetic predictability: the labial relationship with or without cosmetic intervention with a filler. I 11 special _ dentofacial aesthetic analysis I CAD/CAM 1_2013 Fig. 4aFig. 3c Fig. 3bFig. 3a Fig. 4eFig. 4d Fig. 4cFig. 4b