The term 'gummy smile' refers to a smile where the gums are overly visible. This purely cosmetic defect can make even the most aesthetically pleasing appearance unattractive. Therefore, the number of patients seeking specialists in maxillofacial surgery to correct this defect is increasing year by year.
5000
foreign patients are treated annually at Top Ihilov clinic
82%
successful cases of treatment with conservative methods
1230
procedures using the modern 'da Vinci' system
Advantages of Gummy Smile Correction in Israel
All surgeries for gummy smile correction are performed by experienced maxillofacial surgeons who have trained at the largest medical centers in the world.
- If the cause of the gummy smile is an disproportionately high upper jaw, a complex orthognathic surgery in a hospital is required for correction.
- If the cause of the gummy smile lies in a short upper lip, the problem is solved by repositioning the upper lip to a lower position. At the same time, an incision is made in the muscle connecting the upper lip to the nose. This procedure corrects the gummy smile by reducing the mobility of the upper lip.
- The third cause is the disruption of natural tooth eruption due to congenital underdevelopment of certain permanent teeth. In this case, correction is performed by lengthening the crown portion of the tooth using osteoplasty and gingivoplasty.