MULTI DISCIPLENARY TREATMENT FOR GUMMY SMILE CASES.CASE REPORT

INTRODUCTION Gummy smile occurs when 3 mm or more from the gingival band appear during smile or speech above the cemento-enamel junction of teeth. Etiology of gummy smile is always multifactorial, it may result from excessive vertical maxillary grow up, excessive labial contraction, short upper lip, passive eruption of teeth and extrusion of anterior teeth. The treatment is mostly multidisciplinary dependant on the proper diagnosis. Tools like digital smile design and cone beam computed tomography enable proper and complete planning of gummy smile cases. The present case aimed to present a gummy smile case of multiple etiology which has been treated with multidisciplinary approach to achieve predictable and safe treatment. (1,2).