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Gummy Smile The appearance of a person’s mouth when smiling in which their teeth appear abnormally small, due to either a high lip line (hypermobilie lip), hyperplasia of the gums—which can occur in response to certain medications—e.g., phenytoin—or smaller than normal teeth due to developmental events, tooth eruption abnormalities, orthodontic treatments and even congenital defects
Management Surgery gummy smile, n condition in which gingival tissue is located more on the cervical third of the crowns than is normal, resulting in teeth that appear shorter and “gummy.” How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | A group of youngsters clad in baggy sweaters, caps drawn low over shiny sunglasses, mill around curiously before they start to pop out their own dentures, showing off gummy smiles and striking gangster poses. Many people are unhappy with the way their mouth looks because they have a gummy smile. Common procedures involving soft tissue lasers are crown lengthening, in which the laser reshapes gum tissue to implement healthier tooth structure, the correction of a gummy smile (Google-image Joni Mitchell, Mr. |
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