Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile
Excessive gingival display (EGD) resulting in a “gummy smile” is a major esthetic concern with ramifications in an individual's personal and social life. Numerous treatment modalities have been used for the correction of EGD. The present case report describes the successful treatment of a young...
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doaj-40e2b28c50894ebebad2967f2282afd82020-11-24T23:35:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology0972-124X2017-01-0121216416810.4103/jisp.jisp_411_16Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smileSana FaristaRamreddy YeltiwarButchibabu KalakondaKaustubh Suresh ThakareExcessive gingival display (EGD) resulting in a “gummy smile” is a major esthetic concern with ramifications in an individual's personal and social life. Numerous treatment modalities have been used for the correction of EGD. The present case report describes the successful treatment of a young woman with an excess gingival display caused by a hyperactive upper lip and a mild vertical maxillary excess that was treated with a laser-assisted lip repositioning surgical technique accompanied by gingival recontouring. The procedure was accomplished by laser-assisted removal, through scraping a strip of mucosa from the maxillary buccal vestibule and suturing the mucosa of the lip to the mucogingival junction. This technique resulted in shortened vestibule and restricted the muscle pull of the elevator muscles of the lip, thereby reducing gingival display when the patient smiles. Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery can be a viable, minimally invasive alternative to orthognathic surgery.http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2017;volume=21;issue=2;spage=164;epage=168;aulast=FaristaCrown lengtheningdiode laserexcessive gingival displaygummy smilelip repositioning surgery |
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Sana Farista Ramreddy Yeltiwar Butchibabu Kalakonda Kaustubh Suresh Thakare Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology Crown lengthening diode laser excessive gingival display gummy smile lip repositioning surgery |
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Sana Farista Ramreddy Yeltiwar Butchibabu Kalakonda Kaustubh Suresh Thakare |
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Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: Novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery: novel approach to treat gummy smile |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology |
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Excessive gingival display (EGD) resulting in a “gummy smile” is a major esthetic concern with ramifications in an individual's personal and social life. Numerous treatment modalities have been used for the correction of EGD. The present case report describes the successful treatment of a young woman with an excess gingival display caused by a hyperactive upper lip and a mild vertical maxillary excess that was treated with a laser-assisted lip repositioning surgical technique accompanied by gingival recontouring. The procedure was accomplished by laser-assisted removal, through scraping a strip of mucosa from the maxillary buccal vestibule and suturing the mucosa of the lip to the mucogingival junction. This technique resulted in shortened vestibule and restricted the muscle pull of the elevator muscles of the lip, thereby reducing gingival display when the patient smiles. Laser-assisted lip repositioning surgery can be a viable, minimally invasive alternative to orthognathic surgery. |
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Crown lengthening diode laser excessive gingival display gummy smile lip repositioning surgery |
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