Golden proportion: A review

Abstract

Golden proportion is a geometric proportion which is theorized to be the most esthetically pleasing to the eye. For appreciation of beauty, it has been suggested that the human mind functions at the limbic level in attraction to proportions which is in harmony with the golden section. This divine proportion is the ratio of 1:1.618. It aids the clinician in determining the area most out of harmony and balance and hence determines the best approach to achieve “harmonic unity” in aesthetics, which in most instances leads to functional unity and efficiency.