gummy smile

[leisuresports]

I'm in my 40s. Had braces now for almost 3 years. First ortho left me with a cant and an unbalanced upper arch. Second ortho has balanced out my arch nicely and has almost fixed the cant. All has been going miraculously well except now the last couple of adjustments have given me a gummy smile when I smile fully, which I didn't have before braces. I'm not a perfectionist. Just want to get back to looking like my old self. Has anyone had this experience? Any idea what I can do from here? Will it get worse when he tightens my upper wire after he fixes the cant?

[samoorelaw]

I'm getting a crown lengthening procedure by my periodontist, which will cut excess gum tissue to make my teeth appear longer, and this also reduces gummy smiles. In my case, I'm doing this to make more room for 8 crowns I will need after the braces come off but it's also a cosmetic procedure.

[mmkay]

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1) Short teeth. Fixed by exposing gum tissue, but you may require veneers. As per post above.
2) Excess vertical height of your maxilla. Fixed through maxillary impaction (surgery) or possibly TADs.

I suspect you will have to live with it.

[Jimson134]

How did the cants become level, what orthodontic methods were used? Look into the ALF for gummy smile