An analysis of the components of a human smile

Once I revert to my younger self starting dental school, I could probably reel off an answer along the lines of ‘well aligned, white and clean teeth’. However, a definition such as this lacks depth and insight. Now that I have been through four years of clinical training and performed procedures such as composite restorations, denture fabrication and crown/bridge work in the anterior dental aesthetic zone, I have gained an in depth appreciation of how several factors must be considered during appraisal of anterior dental aesthetics.