%0 Journal Article
%T An innovative cosmetic technique called lip repositioning
%A Gupta Krishna
%A Srivastava Amitabh
%A Singhal Rameshwari
%A Srivastava Sumedha
%J Journal of the Indian Society of Periodontology
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X A clinical report describing the successful use of the lip repositioning technique for the reduction of excessive gingival display. A female patient aged 34 years reported with a chief complaint of gummy smile and was treated with this technique performed under local anesthesia with the main objective to reduce gummy smile by limiting the retraction of elevator muscles (e.g., zygomaticus minor, levator anguli, orbicularis oris, and levator labii superioris). The technique is fulfilled by removing a strip of mucosa from maxillary buccal vestibule and creating a partial thickness flap between mucogingival junction and upperlip musculature, and suturing the lip mucosa with mucogingival junction, resulting in a narrow vestibule and restricted muscle pull, thereby reducing gingival display.
%K Gummy smile
%K lip repositioning
%K orthognathic surgery
%U http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2010;volume=14;issue=4;spage=266;epage=269;aulast=Gupta