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ReviewCureus2024

A Review of Current Techniques in Lip Reposition Surgery for Treating Excessive Gingival Display.

Turki M Abu Alfaraj, Renad E Aljohani, Fayafi A AlFaifi, Orjwan S Mattar, Thekra Y Algasim, Raghad M Alghamdi, Jarman A Alasmari, Abdulaziz A Alzahrani

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Turki M Abu AlfarajPeriodontics, Dental Department, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, SAU.
Renad E AljohaniDentistry, Ministry of Health, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, SAU.
Fayafi A AlFaifiGeneral Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, SAU.
Orjwan S MattarDentistry, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
Thekra Y AlgasimDentistry, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
Raghad M AlghamdiDentistry, Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies, Jeddah, SAU.
Jarman A AlasmariDentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, SAU.
Abdulaziz A AlzahraniGeneral Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive gingival display (EGD), commonly known as a gummy smile (GS), is a cosmetic concern that involves exposing a significant area of gum tissue during a smile, rendering it unaesthetic. Gingival exposure greater than 3 mm is deemed aesthetically displeasing and often necessitates treatment to mask the gummy smile. The causes of EGD are multifactorial, including altered passive eruption (APE), hypermobile upper lip (HUL), short lip length, increased vertical maxillary component, gingival hyperplasia, dentoalveolar extrusion, and more. As each aetiology requires different treatment modalities, patients with EGD should be thoroughly evaluated and individualized treatment plans should be developed. Lip repositioning surgery (LRS) is a minimally invasive conservative technique that decreases gummy smiles in patients with increased lip mobility and mild vertical maxillary excess. If the aetiology is multifactorial, LRS can be combined with other treatment modalities such as crown lengthening and gingivectomy for improved aesthetic outcomes. This review discusses the recent modifications and current techniques that have evolved from traditional LRS.

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botulinum toxin in lrsexcessive gingival displayhyperactive upper liplip reposition surgeryvertical maxillary excess

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PMID39776712
PMCPMC11704313

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