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Gummy smile
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What is best treatment for gummy smile. Posting pic here. Also what is the safest and effective option and who to consult for this.
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You need clinical evaluation for the best treatment option
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Consult your dentist for the same.
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Lower anterior facial height?
Overjet?
Overbite?
Lip competency?
Lip fullness?
Crown lengthening effective for gummy smile
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I guess you are undergoing aligner treatment currently. So, there are three treatment options.
1st- In your aligner or braces treatment, intrusion of upper teeth can be achieved using small miniscrews
2nd- Gum surgery(Gingivectomy along with bine contouring) if bone is not contoured, the gums that are cut will eventually regrow
3rd- lip lengthening
Ideally achieve it through orthodontics as this will be the least invasive one, but yes one has to diagnose which entity is at fault, lips jaw or gums
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Dr. Pia Patel
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14 yrs exp
Chennai
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You need to get a clinical evaluation done to give you the treatment options.
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