title: Gummy Smile Correction with Diode Laser: Two Case Reports.
abstract: Beautification of smiles is becoming an everyday requirement in dental practice. Apart from teeth, gingiva also plays an important role in smile esthetics. Excessive visualization of gingiva is a common complaint among patients seeking esthetic treatment. A wide variety of procedures are available for correction of excessive gum display based on the cause of the condition. Soft tissue diode laser contouring of gingiva is a common procedure that can be undertaken in a routine dental setting with excellent patient satisfaction and minimal post-operative sequale. Two cases of esthetic crown lengthening with diode laser 810 nm are presented here.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Malabar Dental College, Edapal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Malabar Dental College, Edapal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laju
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Orthodontics, Malabar Dental College, Edapal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Susil M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Erali
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Malabar Dental College, Edapal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Sunil M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Erali
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Malabar Dental College, Edapal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Al Zainab
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Fathima
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Periodontics, Malabar Dental College, Edappal, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Gopinath
keywords: Crown lengthening; diode laser gum contouring; gingival esthetics; gummy smile