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Gummy smile
My girlfriend has a gummy smile. When she smiles her gum appears much more which is not a good sight. Dentist had advised gingectomy or botox. I dont want to do surgery & botox Is useful for 6 month only. Is there any permanent solution other than surgery. If yes plz advised where to treat.
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Surgical repositioning of the lip is the permanent solution. Botox is temporary and it's effect is reversible. Basically Botox works by temporary paralysis of muscles. So better go for surgical procedure
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U may do smile designing cosmetic procedure but i need to kno more u may consult me
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Dr. G. Selvaraj
Dentist
21 yrs exp
Port Blair
Orthodontic treatment might help. Too much of a gummy smile may need an orthognthic surgery .
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First go for a Cephalometric Xray and take an opinion from orthodontist.
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Dr. Sugandh Mittal
Pediatric Dentist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
Surgical method n BOTOX r d only 2 options.
Surgical treatment is invasive n permanent, whereas BOTOX is simple, painless, convinient , plus u also get to know if u like d changes or not.
Just Gingivectomy will increase crown length of teeth- a factor to b considered.
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