title: Treatment of gummy smile: Gingival recontouring with the containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose. A surgery innovation technique.
abstract: The containment of the elevator muscle of the upper lip and wing of nose was used for the treatment of patients with gummy smile. This technique had corrected esthetic alterations of smile, reducing the upper lip elevation, which results in a smaller gingival display. An upper lip lengthening as well as a reduction in the upper lip shortening when the patient smiled could be observed. The high smile line was corrected without compromising the labial harmony. This study presents an innovative and effective therapeutic option to obtain a natural and harmonious smile. The patient expressed a high degree of satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Periodontics, Professional Masters Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carmen Lucia Mueller
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Storrer
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiane Kristine Bochenek
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Valverde
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe Rychuv
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Professor of Periodontics, Professional Masters Program in Clinical Dentistry, Positivo University, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiana Miranda
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Deliberador
keywords: Esthetics; gingival recontouring; gummy smile; smile esthetics