The treatment of gummy smile depends on several elements and criteria that vary from person to person, including the size of the teeth and their length, the proportion of gum showing, also the state of the smile and the length of the upper lip.
Additional treatments with surgery and laser are among the several ways a gummy smile can be corrected.
In order to minimize gum exposure during a smile and help to lessen movement in the upper lip, Botox injections are placed to the muscles surrounding the mouth and upper lip. Botox injections have effects roughly six months before they begin to fade and call for re-injection.
Gummy smiles are often visible, especially with large gum sizes. A doctor diagnoses this condition based on the patient's medical and family history, the length of the teeth, and the relative size of the upper lip. A gummy smile is often associated with very short teeth.
The upper lip's size can also affect the appearance of the smile. Gummy smiles are considered gummy if the exposed gum area exceeds 3-4 mm, while ugly smiles have a size of 4 mm. The diagnosis is made by calculating the distances from the nose base to the lower edge of the chin and between the eyebrows and the nose base.
A gummy smile results from the following in short terms:
Depending on the cause and degree, a lip flip can indeed help with a gummy smile.
The mechanism is as follows:
Not good for:
these could call for gum contouring, veneers, or orthognathic surgery.
A gummy smile is when a lot of the gums show while smiling and can be corrected with Botox to lessen muscle movement lifting the upper lip, so producing a more balanced smile.
Botox is injected into the muscles in charge of lifting the upper lip, so minimizing the gum exposure during a smile. The treatment runs five to ten minutes, and three weeks later results start to show.
Anesthesia and Pain Management:
GThe Gummy Smile Botox treatment does not require general anesthesia. Minimizing any pain during the injections is achieved with only local anesthesia.
Procedure Time:
As said, the treatment fits those with limited time since it usually takes five to ten minutes.
Benefits:
Aftercare:
Indeed, if you're unhappy with the results, a specialist can safely remove Botox.
About three weeks following the treatment, results start to show; improvements last up to six months. If you want to keep the effects, you might also be scheduled follow-up treatments.
Following advice from the specialist and seeing them will help you to keep your smile natural following the treatment. Sometimes the doctor could advise regular visits for follow-up treatments.
Botox provides a non-invasive solution with rapid results and minimum downtime, unlike surgical solutions which could need longer recovery time and more permanent results.
Botox results last three to six months, thus you might have follow-up visits to preserve them.
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