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.
Cesar Augusto Signori Arruda +2 more
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Carbon Dioxide Laser as an Alternative Tool to the Conventional Scalpel in Lip Repositioning Surgery: A Case Series [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports (discontinued)ABSTRACT CO 2 laser‐assisted lip repositioning in three patients resulted in a mean 1.9 mm reduction in gingival display, no postoperative complications, full patient satisfaction, and a stable nasolabial angle.
Omar Hamadah
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Lip repositioning surgery: A pioneering technique for perio-esthetics.
Contemp Clin Dent, 2014 In our esthetic conscious society people are now demanding all types of treatments possible to have a pleasing and attractive personality. A dazzling and beautiful smile can work wonders for anyone′s personality. Our smile mirrors our persona, our unique
Grover HS, Gupta A, Luthra S.
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Laser-Assisted Lip Repositioning Surgery: A Modification to The Conventional Technique. [PDF]
J Lasers Med Sci, 2022 Introduction: The lip repositioning surgical technique arose with the objective of correcting and harmonizing the act of smiling. Since the conventional technique was published, some modifications of the technique have been proposed in order to counteract postoperative recurrence and to achieve the best esthetic appearance of the smile.
Flórez PRB, Guzmán JA, Orozco Páez J.
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Lip repositioning as a complement to gummy smile treatment – A case report
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial ResearchThe aim of this case report was to present an alternative therapeutic combination involving lip repositioning (LR) in the correction of gummy smile (GS).
Renata Oliveira Ribeiro Horn
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A Comparison of Self-Perceived Oral and Facial Esthetics in Patients After Lip Repositioning Surgery With Modified and Conventional Techniques. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Patients with excessive gingival display (EGD) are treated with lip repositioning surgeries (LRS). This study used a questionnaire to analyze and evaluate how patients who received LRS with modified and traditional techniques perceived their own oral and facial aesthetics at various timelines after their surgeries.
Al Jasser R.
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Effectiveness of Different Modalities of Lip Repositioning Surgery for Management of Patients Complaining of Excessive Gingival Display: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2021 Purpose. This study is aimed at synthesizing the available evidence regarding effectiveness of various modalities (combinations of LRS tasks) and comparison between each two modalities in terms of gingival display reduction, success rate, stability of the results, patient’s satisfaction, and postoperative morbidity. Materials and Methods.
Younespour S +5 more
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Lip repositioning surgery for correction of excessive gingival display.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci, 2015 Esthetic demands have considerably increased over the years in routine clinical practice. A pleasant smile can give supreme confidence to an individuals personality. However, a perfect smile is dictated by a perfect balance of the white (teeth) and pink (gingival) display.
Muthukumar S +3 more
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Lip repositioning: An alternative to invasive surgery a 4 year follow up case report
Saudi Dental Journal, 2019 Excessive Gingival Display (EGD) is a multifactorial condition that needs to be managed in a sequential manner in order to reach the proper treatment technique that targets and resolves the underlying etiologies.
Mashael A. Foudah
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The Accuracy of Jaws Repositioning in Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Compared to Non-Syndromic Skeletal Class III Patients [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 Background: The present study aims to compare the accuracy of jaw repositioning in bimaxillary orthognathic surgery using digital surgical planning in cleft lip and palate patients and in non-syndromic skeletal class III patients in order to investigate if orthognathic surgery achieves different results in the first group of patients.
Bollato B. +6 more
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