SURGICAL LIP REPOSITIONING AS A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH FOR THE CORRECTION OF EXCESSIVE GINGIVAL DISPLAY: A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Background: Excessive gingival display (EGD), commonly known as gummy smile, is a frequent esthetic concern with multiple etiological factors. Lip repositioning surgery has been advocated as a conservative and minimally invasive treatment option for selected cases. Case Presentation: This clinical case series describes two female patients presenting with excessive gingival display. Case 1 presented with gingival display of 6mm during static smileand was associated with altered passive eruption and was managed with esthetic crown lengthening followed by lip repositioning. Case 2 was primarily related to hyperactive upper lip and was treated using a modified frenum-preserving lip repositioning technique.