A gummy smile is a smile that reveals an excessive amount of your gumline. It’s also known as excessive gingival display. Gummy smiles aren’t necessarily a bad thing though some people can be quite distressed by them.
There are a number of different causes for them including:
- Genetic bone structure / dental structures
- Smaller upper lip
- Hypermobile muscles
- Medication side effects
- Underlying illness
There are a number of options to reduce the appearance of excessive gingival (gum) display.
- augmenting lips using dermal fillers
- replacing volume around the base of the nose using dermal fillers
- and relaxing hyperactive muscles using muscle relaxing injections
Can help reduce the appearance of a gummy smile for most people, not everyone will be suitable for these treatments and in some instances Dental Surgery might be the only option.
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