SURGICAL LIP REPOSITIONING AS A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH FOR THE CORRECTION OF EXCESSIVE GINGIVAL DISPLAY: A REPORT OF 2 CASES
- PG student, Department of Periodontology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur, M.P., India.
- Professor and Head, Department of Periodontology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Reader, Department of Periodontology, Government College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Background: Excessive gingival display (EGD), commonly known as gummy smile, is a frequent esthetic concern with multiple etiological factors. Lip repositioning surgery has been advocated as a conservative and minimally invasive treatment option for selected cases. Case Presentation: This clinical case series describes two female patients presenting with excessive gingival display. Case 1 presented with gingival display of 6mm during static smileand was associated with altered passive eruption and was managed with esthetic crown lengthening followed by lip repositioning. Case 2 was primarily related to hyperactive upper lip and was treated using a modified frenum-preserving lip repositioning technique.
Shivangi Singh et, al (2026); SURGICAL LIP REPOSITIONING AS A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH FOR THE CORRECTION OF EXCESSIVE GINGIVAL DISPLAY: A REPORT OF 2 CASES, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 14 (04), 664-669, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/23235
Senior Resident, Department of Dentistry, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College and Hospital, Jabalpur, M.P., India
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