Treatment of gummy smile: Gingival recontouring with the containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose. A surgery innovation technique

The containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose was used for the treatment of patients with gummy smile. This technique had corrected esthetic alterations of smile, reducing the upper lip elevation, which results in a smaller gingival display. An upper lip lengthening as wel...

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Main Authors: Carmen Lucia Mueller Storrer, Fabiane Kristine Bochenek Valverde, Felipe Rychuv Santos, Tatiana Miranda Deliberador
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
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Online Access:http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2014;volume=18;issue=5;spage=656;epage=660;aulast=Storrer