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Decision-making process for esthetic treatment of gummy smile: A surgical perspective

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2021
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, Debajyoti Mondal, Rajul Chordia, Aniket Chatterji   +3 more
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Botulinum Toxin Type-A for the Treatment of Excessive Gingival Display on Smiling

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, 2020
To determine the effect of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) in reducing gummy smile.This was an interventional case series conducted at a tertiary care setting in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Twenty patients with the gingival display of >3 mm were selected through convenience sampling technique.
Jibin, Skaria, Nanditha, Hegde, Pradeep P, George, Tony, Michael, Joseph, Sebastian   +4 more
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Evaluation of a neurotoxin as an adjunctive treatment modality for the management of gummy smile

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2019
Introduction: Excessive gingival display while smiling mars facial aesthetics, this condition is referred to as “gummy smile” (GS). Available literature suggests that Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is effective in the management of excessive gingival ...
Neha Gupta, Sarvraj Kohli
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Gummy smile - causes and modern treatment methods

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
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, Agnieszka Blicharz, Diana Bartosik-Zielińska, Tomasz Swatko, Magdalena Bartosik   +4 more
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Lip repositioning, an alternative treatment of gummy smile – A case report

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research, 2018
The aim of present case report is to discuss surgical lip repositioning technique for the management of excessive gingival display related with vertical maxillary excess and increase mobility of the upper lip.
Deepthi K., Umesh Yadalam, Rajeev Ranjan, Sarita Joshi Narayan   +3 more
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LIP REPOSITIONING SURGERY AND ITS SEQUELAE IN THE TREATMENT OF A GUMMY SMILE: A CASE REPORT

King Khalid University Journal of Health Sciences, 2019
Excessive gingival display, also known as “gummy smile” has several etiologies. A gummy smile is a drawback for the esthetics and social behavior of various patients. Lip repositioning surgery confers predictable results.
Saad M. Alqahtani
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Lip repositioning

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2014
Excessive gingival display is a frequent finding that can occur because of various intraoral or extraoral etiologies. This report describes the use of surgical lip repositioning technique for the management of a gummy smile associated with vertical ...
Reetika Gaddale, Shrikar R Desai, Jayashree A Mudda, I Karthikeyan   +3 more
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Multidisciplinary approach with predictable esthetics: A case report

Saudi Dental Journal, 2019
This case report explains an effective multidisciplinary approach used to improve the function, biology, and esthetic of a patient presented with an excessive gingival display, a spacing between anterior teeth, small size anterior teeth in maxilla and ...
Alhanouf A. Albarrak, Hamad S. AlRumaih, Abdulkareem Al-Humaidan, Ahmad M. Al-Thobity, Faris A. Alshahrani   +4 more
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A 3D‐Printed Blister Test Platform for Quantifying Biointerface Adhesion Mechanisms

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
A 3D‐printed blister platform enables energy‐resolved characterization of soft hydrogel–rigid interfaces. Integrating precision pressure control with hyperelastic modeling directly quantifies adhesion energy (G) and R‐curve toughening. Results reveal that modulating hydrogel concentration and surface roughness drives a tunable transition from cohesive ...
Yoontae Kim, Rahul Patil, Argyris K. Lazaris, Xinran Zhang, Stella Alimperti   +4 more
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Multi‐Enzyme Mimetic Molybdenum Nitride Nanozymes Reshape Subgingival Microenvironment for Synergistic Periodontitis Therapy via ROS Regulation and Microbiome Remodeling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease initiated and sustained by plaque microorganisms and host immune response, remains an intractable oral disease and a leading cause of tooth loss worldwide. Traditional mechanical debridement and adjunctive antibiotic or antiseptic therapy often shows limited efficacy due to the complex anatomical ...
Weiyu Zhang, Zhongwei Yang, Yunfan Zhang, Longwei Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jiahui Mao, Yizhi Dai, Yifan Yuan, Mingge Wang, Xin Yang, Xin Yu, Jing Liu, Chunying Chen   +12 more
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