تقييم جراحة إعادة توضع الشفة في تدبير الابتسامة اللثوية

Abstract EN

Background: Excessive gingival display upon smiling is defined as “gummy smiling” and this situation may be a problem for the patients unfortunately it is a frequent finding.

The aim of this study was to evaluate surgically lip repositioning effect on gummy smile management.

Materials and methods: Fifteen healthy patients were included suffering from gummy smile with underwent lip repositioning surgery .The distance between the upper lip and marginal gingiva was measured at baseline (before surgery) and after three months following the surgery to be compared and analyzed, T-test analysis was used to find the improvement of the width of gingiva that appeared with smiling.

Results: The result of this study showed improvement of gummy smile.

The width of seen gingiva with smiling was decreased on average of 2.3± 0.12 mm after three months of surgery.

T-test analysis showed that improvement was statistically significant when it was compared with measurement at baseline p<0,05 Conclusion: Surgically lip repositioning procedure performed in the true indication may be a treatment of gummy smile.