Treatment of excessive gingival display using modified lip repositioning technique with esthetic crown lengthening: Case reports
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Modified Lip Repositioning with Esthetic Crown Lengthening: A Combined Approach to Treating Excessive Gingival Display.
Lip repositioning surgery to address excessive gingival display induced by different etiologies has received major attention recently. Several techniques and variations have been reported, including myotomy or repositioning of the levator labii superioris muscle, Le Fort impaction, maxillary gingivectomies, botulinum toxin injections, and lip stabilization. This study reports a case of excessiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oral Biology Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2508-2558,2508-2566
DOI: 10.21851/obr.42.02.201806.90