Gummy Smile

Gummy Smile

It is by definition the appearance of the gums clearly while smiling

It is a non-cosmetic condition in general, and it is divided into three parts, according to the amount of gum that appears when smiling, to simple, medium and severe.

What is a periodontal smile:

When we smile with a normal smile, the visible portion of the upper gums should not exceed more than 1 mm.

Some people do not seem to have this problem big, while others see it as a distorted smile when a large part of the gum appears during the smile and thus makes your teeth appear short and small

It is worth noting that the apparent part of the teeth and gums when smiling depends on many factors, including the size of the lips and the mouth of the mouth, the effect of the facial muscles on the shape of the smile, the shape and size of the teeth themselves, the regularity and irregularity of the teeth, and the shape and tissue of the gums themselves.

As it is from the above that it is in fact not a disease at all ..

Rather, it only affects the psychological aspect of the patient in a general way that remains in a state of embarrassment of a smile and affects a person’s social confidence and his ability to smile freely in front of others ..

How does a periodontal smile occur:

Finding the appropriate treatment to solve the problem of this case depends entirely on knowing the main reason for the occurrence of such a case .. Because when the diagnosis is not correct and good to know the reason for the occurrence of this case leads us to an inappropriate solution and then the solution is only temporary …

The general and main cause is a highly hereditary cause when one of the parents has this condition .. It can occur because of the abnormal emergence of permanent teeth after the extraction of the lactus and it may not be apparent at the time but rather it develops at the expense of the wrong position and the emergence of the oral teeth as it affects the way of eating and chewing Also, the cause may be the gingival tissue itself … as tissue growth can occur in the gums themselves and the gums appear thick enough to cover a larger part of the teeth than usual.

The reason may be a small size in the muscles of the upper lip .. That is, a shortening of the upper lip, which means the appearance of a large part of the gums when smiling. Overweight her ability to smile is overactive

Which makes this large muscular activity effectively attract the upper lip towards the top to show the gums clearly and clearly .. Also, it is possible that the size of the large upper jaw is not consistent with the facial compound, which leads to keeping this protrusion in the upper jaw on the upper lip and makes it appear shorter

It can also increase the large muscle activity in the muscles controlling the upper lip and its capacity

Treatment options:

In the global and permanent form, we resort to orthodontic treatment to correct the gingival smile, where the root cause of the problem is the teeth themselves, and the wrong teeth are placed and the wrong growth of the teeth ..

As the orthodontics helps to restore the correct dental paving, the gums begin to form and position with new placement and paving, and this gives a good result for those who do not suffer from any problems in the gums, maxillary jaw or facial muscle mass.

Enlarged periodontal surgery:

This process is performed for patients who have gingival tissue mass and this method can also be used when there is a small size and shortening of the teeth compared to the general size and normal shape of the teeth where a section of the cervical gums is removed and raised and this procedure may be called the process of lengthening the teeth.

Upper jaw surgery:

It is primarily a bone process ..

And resort to it when the maxillary bone is huge originally .. In this process, the doctor resort to treating the bone, either by lifting the bone or shortening it to reduce its visibility from the face ..

Lip adjustment:

This process is limited to the problems of the upper lip, which is originally the cause of deformation in the shape of the gums, whether the upper lip is too short or because of the overgrowth of muscle activity of the facial muscles that would cause this gingival condition ..