An evaluation of the influence of gingival display level in the smile esthetics

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  • Larissa Suzuki
  • André Wilson Machado
  • Marcos Alan Vieira Bittencourt
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INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW The smile is a key factor in the composition of an individual’s overall beauty. Hence, it’s noticed the modern society’s growing demand for beautiful, healthy smiles. Within this context, orthodontics plays a role of paramount importance. Several parameters are available to assess smile esthetics, such as amount of gingival display, midline, buccal corridor, incisor width/height ratio, incisor crown inclination, gingival contour and smile arch appearance, among others.13,19 Among these parameters, one should highlight the importance of assessing the amount of gingival display on smiling as it may be related to several factors, such as vertical maxillary excess, upper lip hyperactivity and length, and height of the clinical crowns of maxillary incisors.16 An evaluation of the influence of gingival display level in the smile esthetics

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تاریخ انتشار 2011