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Does Lip Change Following Premolar Extraction Differ in Patients with High and Normal Vertical Growth Patterns? [PDF]
Turkish Journal of OrthodonticsObjective: To evaluate the relationship between incisor retraction and upper and lower lip repositioning in patients with high and normal vertical growth patterns (NVP), and to assess whether vertical growth pattern influences soft tissue changes ...
Buket Erdem, Ece Başal, Büşra Emir
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Modified Lip Repositioning Surgery in the Treatment of Gummy Smile
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)The smile is a characteristic that expresses emotions and affects interpersonal relationships, significantly impacting self-esteem and influencing personal and professional life.
Ricardo Alves +2 more
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Immediate Orthodontic Repositioning of Traumatically Extruded Incisors in a Patient With Cleft Lip and Alveolus: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in DentistryThis case report describes a 15-year-old boy born with a cleft lip and alveolus who sustained severe extrusive and lateral luxation trauma to multiple incisors during the final phase of orthodontic treatment.
I. Middeljans +2 more
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Correlation Between Lip Prominence and Orthodontic Incisor Repositioning Within an Aesthetic Triangle Framework [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Accurate prediction of lip prominence changes following orthodontic treatment remains challenging because traditional profile analyses rely on isolated reference lines that do not account for combined nasal and chin morphology.
Sorana Maria Bucur +4 more
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Using selective lip repositioning surgery to correct gummy smile and improve facial asymmetry [PDF]
Journal of Dental Sciences, Yen-Wen Huang, Pao-Chang Chiang
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Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2022 The excessive gingival display is an esthetic issue that is commonly managed by different procedures. Lip repositioning is a modality to address the concerns of affected patients.
Dounia Sarfi +2 more
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The Lip Repositioning Surgery: A Review of the Technique's Evolution [PDF]
European Journal of General Dentistry, 2021 AbstractThe lip repositioning technique (LRT) is considered a safe and predictable gummy smile (GS) treatment. However, since Rubinstein and Kostianovsky introduced it in 1973, it has undergone several modifications. This article aims to review and provide a historical compilation of LRT evolution to help clinicians understand each technique's ...
Kelly Gonzales-Medina +2 more
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Biomedical Journal, 2023 Background: This prospective study aimed to compare regional soft tissue changes between patients with class III overbite and open bite deformities treated with bimaxillary surgery involving clockwise and counter-clockwise mandibular setback ...
Piyanan Keardkhong +5 more
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Case Reports in Dentistry, 2021 Treating patients with excessive gingival display (EGD) to provide them with a pleasant smile is a challenge to periodontists. A gummy smile can be due to excessive vertical bone growth, dentoalveolar extrusion, short upper lip, upper lip hyperactivity ...
Patricia Freitas de Andrade +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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