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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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Modified lip repositioning: A surgical approach to treat the gummy smile
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2015 Gummy smile has been an esthetic concern for many patients. This clinical report describes a successful surgical coverage obtained by modified lip repositioning, thus surgically treating the gummy smile.
Aditya Gopinath Rao +3 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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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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OralBackground: Excessive gingival display is frequently associated with upper lip hypermobility and represents a common aesthetic concern. Several therapeutic approaches have been proposed, including botulinum toxin type A injections, lip repositioning ...
Marie Siano +5 more
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A new bottle design to correct mechanical defect during feeding in cleft lip and palate babies [PDF]
, 2011 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityBabies with cleft lip and palate which is a common craniofacial deformity suffer from feeding problem which interfere with their growth and development and ...
Salem Althalab, Fatemah
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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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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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Botulinum Toxin Injections as an Adjunct to Surgical Lip Repositioning For Gummy Smile Treatment
, 2022 Background: An attractive smile depends on the proper proportion and arrangement of lip, teeth gingiva scaffold. The ideal smile is the exposure of the entire length of maxillary teeth with 1 mm gingiva.
Thallita Pereira Queiroz +11 more
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Lip repositioning, a solution for gummy smile
Frontiers in Dentistry, 2021 For many years oral esthetic problems treated by dentists were limited to those involving the teeth without giving consideration to the gingiva. However, today it is well established that these structures should be in balance to appear esthetically ...
Pardis Haddadi, Hadi Zare, Ali Azadikhah
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