Author/Authors :
Lanza, Alessandro Multidisciplinary Department of Medical Surgical and Dental Sciences - Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy , Di Francesco, Fabrizio Multidisciplinary Department of Medical Surgical and Dental Sciences - Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy , De Marco, Gennaro Multidisciplinary Department of Medical Surgical and Dental Sciences - Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy , Femiano, Felice Multidisciplinary Department of Medical Surgical and Dental Sciences - Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy , Itro, Angelo Multidisciplinary Department of Medical Surgical and Dental Sciences - Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
The use of reliable indices to evaluate the aesthetic outcomes in the aesthetic area is an important and objective clinical aid to monitor
the results over time. According to the literature various indices were proposed to evaluate aesthetic outcomes of implant-prosthetic
rehabilitation of the anterior area like Peri-Implant and Crown Index [PICI], Implant Crown Aesthetic Index [ICAI], Pink Esthetic
Score/White Esthetic Score [PES/WES], and Pink Esthetic Score [PES] but none of them was related to prosthetic rehabilitation
on natural teeth. The aim of this study is to verify the validity of PES/WES index for natural tooth-prosthetic rehabilitation of the
anterior area. As secondary objective, we proposed to evaluate the long-term predictability of this clinical application, one of which
is presented below, following the analysis of the most currently accepted literature.
