Management of excessive gingival display: Lip repositioning technique

• Main Authors: Upasana Sthapak (Author), Sneha Kataria (Author), Kabbur Thippanna Chandrashekar (Author), Rohit Mishra (Author), Vandana Dubey Tripathi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The lips form the frame of a smile and define the esthetic zone. Excessive gingival display during smile is often referred to as "gummy smile". A successful management of excessive gingival display with lip repositioning procedure has shown excellent results. The procedure involves removin...