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14 I I special _ digital smile design Fig. 1_Facial aesthetics medical team and interdisciplinary vision. Fig. 2_ADSD virtual planning. Fig. 3_Photographs and aesthetic plane. cosmeticdentistry 1_2015 _Introduction The concept of aesthetics has been explored by various authors and discussed by eminent philo- sophers. While their definitions are subjective, they all agree on the natural origin of the term. For this reason, I believe that the real objective of aesthetic dentistry must be imitating nature, which is so sim- ple to perceive yet so difficult to copy, particularly as regards the aesthetics of the lower third of the face. The skill and visual perception of the dental team are essential in pursuing this goal, and the dentist acts as architect and artisan of the oral and periodontal tissue by moulding the physiology of the smile. _Smile designer: A new means of communication Dental surgery is increasingly being forced to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to treating the faceandsmile,inwhichthedentistplaysaninfluen- tial if not primary role. A balance between the teeth, inter-oral and perioral tissue, face, smile and person creates an aesthetic ideal, and synergises the artistic capacities and the expertise necessary to see the design in the context of the face. Today aesthetics is increasingly linked to measure, proportion and sym- metry,whichwereallalreadypresentinancientcivil- isations but today have been considerably perfected by the digital age. Modern scientific knowledge puts at the disposal of professionals various therapeutic options. This along with collaboration between dif- ferent specialists (orthodontists, implantologists, periodontologists, dental technicians, maxillofacial surgeons, plastic and cosmetic surgeons) and the above-mentionedgoalenableatreatmentplantobe Aesthetic Digital Smile Design: Software-aided aesthetic dentistry—Part I Author_Dr Valerio Bini, Italy Fig. 1 Fig. 3 Fig. 2 CDE0115_14-22_Bini 26.02.15 10:28 Seite 1 CDE0115_14-22_Bini 26.02.1510:28 Seite 1