Rapid and promising technique to treat gummy smile -lip repositioning

ABSTRACT

Beautiful smile is a booster to person's confidence. Gummy smile is a term used for excessive gingival display [EGD]. Its etiology is multifactorial. Bone vertical maxillary excess [VME] is one of the cause of EGD. In this case series, lip repositioning was performed to treat mild to moderate degree of gingival display [ 2 to 8 mm] due to VME. Lip repositioning is simple, promising, meticulous and comparatively cheap alternative technique for treating gummy smile