A gummy smile is a form of excessive gingival display when smiling. The due to altered eruption likely benefit from crown lengthening surgery in order restore the esthetic smile. Case Report: potential complications include possible deformities, dentine hypersensitivity, transient mobility, and root resorption. present case report reveals rare complication happened after an which was performed ...

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one of the most commonly used procedures in contemporary periodontics. Indications include: (1) lack of sufficient length of a clinical crown to ensure a tooth preparation for fixed prosthodontics with retentive and resistance form; (2) preexisting dental caries or restorations in the vicinity of the free gingival margins that prevent preparation of finish lines for restorative margins coronal ...

This clinical report describes the successful use of lip repositioning technique for the reduction of excessive gingival display. A 34-year-old female patient reported with a chief complaint of gummy smile. The lip repositioning technique was performed under local anesthesia with the main objective of reducing gummy smile by limiting the retraction of elevator muscles (e.g. zygomaticus minor, l...