Effect of the gummy smile on facial attractiveness

Setare Kazemifard 1, *, Hoori Mirmohamad sadeghi 2, Reza Tabrizi 3 and Mehrdad Ehghaghi 4

1 Dental school of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4 DDS, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
 
Review Article
Open Access Research Journal of Biology and Pharmacy, 2022, 05(01), 031–034.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjbp.2022.5.1.0048
Publication history: 
Received on 19 May 2022; revised on 22 June 2022; accepted on 24 June 2022
 
Abstract: 
A gummy smile is considered a disorder which will lead to immoderate gingival display, and most people are esthetically unaccepted. Many etiologies are linked to a gummy smile, including immoderate maxillary development, delayed passive eruption of teeth, over eruption of teeth, and hyperactive muscles of the upper lip. Various management strategies are present for corrections of gummy smiles. The dentist should decide which is better based on the etiology of the condition and the need of the patient.
 
Keywords: 
Gummy smile; Esthetic; Dental proportion; Facial proportion
 
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