Dentistry

Gummy exposure in smiling: The gingivectomy surgery as a key to aesthetic success

23^rd International Conference on Dentistry and Dental Materials

July 19-20, 2018 | Rome, Italy

Omar Rahim

Mustapha Pacha Hospital, Algeria

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Dentistry

Abstract:

Gummy smile is a developmental or acquired deformity affecting the area around the teeth. It is a condition in which there is an overexposure of the maxillary gingiva from 3 to 4mm when smiling. The etiological origins related to this unattractive excessive gingival display involve dento-periodontal (impaired passive eruption and gingival enlargement), cutaneo-mucosal (upper lip hyperfunction) and alveolo-skeletal (vertical maxillary excess and anterior dentoalveolar extrusion) characteristics. The appropriate treatment depends on accurately diagnosing the cause to harmonize teeth shape and reconstruct the gingival aspect. In our periodontal practice, correcting gummy smile is a prime assessment objective in agreement with patient expectations. Gingivectomy is one of the optimal forms of therapeutic procedure selected after etiology identification. The present study seeks to detail the clinical cases which calls for this surgical approach leading to the most functionally attractive and well-balanced smile.

Biography :

Omar Rahim received his Bachelor of Science in 2006, and Dental Degree with honors in 2012. He pursued his Postdoctoral specialty training in Periodontology from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Algiers, Algeria. He is an Assistant Clinical in Periodontology Service at Algiers’s Mustapha University Hospital Center. He is proficiently trained in all aspects of periodontics including non-surgical and surgical treatment of periodontal diseases, periodontal bone regeneration and periodontal soft tissue grafting. He is a Member of many clinical and dental organizations including Algerian Society of Pediatric Odontology, Algerian Academy of Head and Neck Surgeons, Algerian Society for organ transplantation, Algerian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics. He has delivered lectures and presentations on numerous periodontal topics at an international and a local congress and attended many continuing educational courses.

E-mail: rahimo.moon@yahoo.fr