Comparison Between Lip Repositioning and Muscle Traction Technique in Treatment of Gummy Smile

For patients seeking long-term correction of excessive gingival displays, there are different treatment modalities. Both lip repositioning and muscle traction techniques showed improvement in the decrease in the amount of gingival display, while the containment surgery of the muscle of the upper lip and wing of the nose showed durable and satisfactory esthetics with less patient discomfort and less pain immediately after the procedure and needs more time to study or may need some modification. Also, lip repositioning showed satisfactory results to the patients but with more pain immediately after the procedure.