Correction of gummy smile: A report of two cases

Cosmetically acceptable smiles show a gingival display of up to 3 mm. Gingival display of greater than 3 mm results in a gummy smile which is often unsightly for the individual and correction is sought. There are a variety of procedures used for surgical crown lengthening. Here, we describe two such...

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Autores principales: Narayan, Sarita, Narayan, T. V., Jacob, P. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3283946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368373
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.92585
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description Cosmetically acceptable smiles show a gingival display of up to 3 mm. Gingival display of greater than 3 mm results in a gummy smile which is often unsightly for the individual and correction is sought. There are a variety of procedures used for surgical crown lengthening. Here, we describe two such cases requiring two different approaches for surgical crown lengthening.
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spelling pubmed-32839462012-02-24 Correction of gummy smile: A report of two cases Narayan, Sarita Narayan, T. V. Jacob, P. C. J Indian Soc Periodontol Case Report Cosmetically acceptable smiles show a gingival display of up to 3 mm. Gingival display of greater than 3 mm results in a gummy smile which is often unsightly for the individual and correction is sought. There are a variety of procedures used for surgical crown lengthening. Here, we describe two such cases requiring two different approaches for surgical crown lengthening. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3283946/ /pubmed/22368373 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-124X.92585 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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