This project consecrated the meeting of two areas of knowledge: Periodontology and Speech therapy, being conducted by a speech therapist, master in Communication Disorders and mentored by a professor of Dentistry and ...

The objective of this review is to search in the literature the most relevant and updated regarding to the theme Excessive Gingival Display ( EGD ). This search has dealt with the aspects regarding the identification of ...

Gummy smile is a clinical condition in which a gingival exposure greater than 4mm occurs when smiling, aesthetically affecting many individuals. Gummy smile is due to multifactorial etiological conditions; that is why, for ...

Background: Treatment of excessive gingival display usually involves procedures such as Le Fort impaction or maxillary gingivectomies. The authors propose an alternative technique that reduces the muscular function of the ...

The aim of this article was to evaluate 1 year after surgery a surgical protocol that included gingivectomy and an apically positioned flap plus osseous resective surgery to correct excessive gingival display (EGD) in ...

The esthetic requirements in the practical routine of dental clinic are increasing considerably over the last few years. The excessive gingival display, commonly described as gummy smile, has been receiving a bigger emphasis ...

Background: Excessive gingival display (EGD) has a negative impact on a pleasant smile. Minimally invasive therapeutic modalities have become the standard treatment in many dentistry fields. Therefore, the aim of this study ...