Vol. 12 – Number 48 – 2021 IMPLANT DENTISTRY NOTEBOOK Case report Page 55-61 Gummy smile correction – case report Yasmin Vasques Silva¹ Juliana de Amorim Teixeira¹ Gabriel Almeida Brandão¹ Luis Paulo Diniz Barreto¹ Marcela Melo dos Santos¹ Abstract Gummy smile is a widely talked about subject and this article covered etiologies and forms of treatment to solve it. There are several ways to solve the correction, depending on each etiology, in addition to the difference in areas of expertise. This study aimed to mention a type of treatment to correct the gingival smile with crown augmentation surgery a patient with altered passive eruption. It was concluded that the surgery brought results, but further studies are important. Descriptors: Periodontics, gingiva, crown legthening, periodontium. ¹ Dentistry – Periodontics Department – UNIGRANRIO. DOI: 10.24077/2021;1248-5561
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