Estudo sobre excessiva mostra gengival

Abstract

The objective of this review is to search in the literature the most relevant and updated regarding to the theme Excessive Gingival Display ( EGD ). This search has dealt with the aspects regarding the identification of this condition , what exactly it is that condition , how to evaluate each patient who portrait this situation and identify all relevant characters of the condition EGD . And how this character will influence upon the treatment. For this piece, a search was performed through the database PUBMED, utilizing the key-words: excessive gingival display, lip repositioning, smile line, smile design , gummy smile, smile, aesthetic factors in a smile , aesthetic smile. Searches gathered 90 Articles which were related to the matter and 4 books were involved, too. From these 90 Articles, 40 Articles were utilized, having more relevance. Some words in Portuguese Language were used to perform a search, too. After this search in the literature, conclusions were made: the EDG is classified in five different types, with different etiologies. For every kind of EDG, there is a different kind of treatment, most of them through surgery. The EDG, when associated to periodontal problems are treated by minor complex surgeries, having highly visibility of success. The technique of upper lip repositioning (lipStat) has shown to be a good way to solve the EGD complex cases and finally, future researches are necessary to evaluate long term outcomes.