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The famous saying "beauty lies in the eye of the beholder" holds true for a seemingly simple procedure like for example; selection of denture teeth in patients with few or all teeth missing. Given the social significance of dental aesthetics and the varying perception of aesthetics in the modern dental patient, this scientific study explores the relationship between ethnicity and dental aesthetics. It involves subjects from differing ethnic backgrounds to see that while choosing teeth for themselves from a manufacturer´s mould guide and shade guide do they choose the appropriate teeth for their ethnicity - what motivates their decision?

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Dr. Muhammad Omar Niaz is Assistant Professor and Head of Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry at Foundation University College of Dentistry. He holds a Masters degree in Dental Public Health from the University of Sheffield, UK. A Diplomate of Royal College of Surgeons of England and a Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK

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