Mucosal coronally positioned flap technique for management of excessive gingival display.
Gummy smile
lip repositioning
mucosal coronally flap
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
01
04
2020
accepted:
30
05
2020
entrez:
12
3
2021
pubmed:
13
3
2021
medline:
31
3
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Improvement of smile esthetics is a major goal of modern dentistry. Various treatment modalities have been proposed to correct excessive gingival display, depending on intraoral or extraoral etiologies. This report aimed to document the use of mucosal coronally positioned flap called surgical lip repositioning technique for the management of a gummy smile associated with vertical maxillary excess. The procedure restricts the muscle pull of the elevator lip muscles by shortening the vestibule, thus reducing the gingival display when smiling. Rapid surgical healing with minimal postoperative sequelae was observed. The follow up examinations showed esthetic satisfaction up to 6 months postoperatively, at the end of one year a partial relapse was observed. Although the short-term stable results of lip repositioning surgery appear satisfying postoperatively, its utility as a long-term treatment option remains questionable. More studies with larger sample size and long-term follow-up are necessary to establish the level of scientific evidence of this procedure.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33708326
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.235.22597
pii: PAMJ-36-235
pmc: PMC7908332
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
235Informations de copyright
Copyright: Adel Bouguezzi et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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