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Treatment of gummy smile: Gingival recontouring with the containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose. A surgery innovation technique.
Storrer, Carmen Lucia Mueller; Valverde, Fabiane Kristine Bochenek; Santos, Felipe Rychuv; Deliberador, Tatiana Miranda.
Afiliação
  • Storrer CL; Professor of Periodontics, Professional Masters Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
  • Valverde FK; Postgraduate Student, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
  • Santos FR; Department of Periodontology, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
  • Deliberador TM; Professor of Periodontics, Professional Masters Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
J Indian Soc Periodontol ; 18(5): 656-60, 2014 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25425832
The containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose was used for the treatment of patients with gummy smile. This technique had corrected esthetic alterations of smile, reducing the upper lip elevation, which results in a smaller gingival display. An upper lip lengthening as well as a reduction in the upper lip shortening when the patient smiled could be observed. The high smile line was corrected without compromising the labial harmony. This study presents an innovative and effective therapeutic option to obtain a natural and harmonious smile. The patient expressed a high degree of satisfaction.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Indian Soc Periodontol Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Índia

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Indian Soc Periodontol Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Índia