Aesthetic Crown Lengthening with Flapless Piezoelectric Surgery in Comparison with Traditional Open Flap Approach [PDF]
Introduction: Aesthetic crown-lengthening surgery is still the most common treatment for gingival smile caused by altered passive eruption type 1B. The traditional techniques and instruments of this surgery have many disadvantages like gingival tissue ...
Suleiman Taher Dayoub +1 more
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Assessment of Negative Gingival Recession: A Critical Component of Periodontal Diagnosis
Accurate measurement of negative gingival recession (GR) is essential to accurately determine the clinical attachment loss, which leads to an accurate diagnosis and optimal therapy of periodontal disease.
I-Ching Wang +3 more
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Decision-making process for esthetic treatment of gummy smile: A surgical perspective
Gummy smile is a quite frequently found esthetic alteration characterized by excessive display of gingiva during smiling. Several causes have been implicated in the literature, but a dearth of clinical decision-making process has been found in the ...
Avishek Das +3 more
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Benjamin Black +4 more
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A gummy smile is a frequent encounter in patients requiring esthetic treatment. A common cause for it is a coronally situated gingival complex that failed to recede normally during eruption known as altered passive eruption (APE).
Ninad Milind Padhye +2 more
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Altered Passive Eruption: The Undiagnosed Entity
Excessive gingiva can result from delayed or altered tooth eruption. This condition should be considered in restorative dentistry, orthodontic and esthetic treatment.
C I, Evian +3 more
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Gummy smile - causes and modern treatment methods
Introduction and purpose: Nowadays, patients come to doctors and dentists not only with pain complaints, but also to improve their appearance. Gummy smile, or overexposure of the gums when smiling, is one of the most common aesthetic problems they ...
Monika Blicharz +4 more
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Crown lengthening for altered passive eruption
Purpose: Passive eruption is characterized by the apical shift of the dentogingival junction. As this occurs, the length of the clinical crown increases as the epithelial attachment migrates apically. Altered passive eruption occurs when the margin of gingiva is malpositioned incisally on the anatomic crown in adulthood and results in excessive gingiva.
Ju-Young Yim +7 more
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Introduction. In an era in which patients are becoming more and more demanding and in which there are many ways to satisfy their needs, modern implantology must consider the correct management of soft tissues during treatment planning, aiming for both ...
M. M. Figliuzzi +3 more
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Treatment of Altered Passive Eruption Type 1B: A Case Report
Background: The appearance of the gingival tissue around the teeth plays an important role for the aesthetics. Abnormalities in symmetry and contour of gingival tissue affects the harmonization of the teeth’s appearance. Excessive gingival display (EGD) or gummy smile, short clinical crown of tooth are frequent complaints of patients. There are various
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