Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 2s

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Jeyashree Jeyachandran.
jeyashreemvm@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Excessive gingival display, commonly referred to as ‘gummy smile’ is a major hurdle in overall personality of an individual. Gummy smile, secondary to altered passive eruption and tooth malpositioning, can be predictably treated with surgery and orthodontic therapy. Many techniques have been used to restore the dento-gingival relation for the management of gummy smile. Lip repositioning is a conservative surgical technique used to treat excess gingival display. This technique was designed to be shorter, less aggressive and to have fewer postoperative complications compared to orthognathic surgery. In the current case report presents a patient who was successfully managed with lip repositioning. The aim of this article is to describe the lip repositioning technique to decrease gummy smile by a simple surgical procedure.

Keywords: Lip repositioning, Esthetics, Gummy smile, periodontal surgery.