UnknownEarly Phase 1

Satisfaction Of Adult Patients With Gummy Smile Treated By Botulinum Toxin A Injection

22 participantsStarted 2017-06

Plain-language summary

The aim of the proposal study is to answer the question of how to manage gummy smiles due to hypermobile upper lip with less invasive and low risk level procedure . This trial will help the practitioners and the patients in taking the convenient decision to correct the gumminess to restore lip-gingival-dental harmony and enhance smile asthetics.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 30 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults with age range from 18 - 30 years. * Excessive gingival display more than 3 mm during smiling. * Patients having hypermobile upper lip with or without (mild / moderate) vertical maxillary excess. * Patients with normal morphology of clinical crowns. * Normal lip separation (ILG) at rest * Medically free subjects. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with systemic diseases or neuromuscular disorders. * Gummy smile with gingival display more than 8 mm during smiling. * Severly long face (VME) patients. * Patients with periodontal disease or gingival hyperplasia . * Medically compromised patients contraindicated for surgery . * Pregnant or lactating female patients. * Patients with inadequate attached gingiva .

What they're measuring

Patient satisfaction and postoperative side effects

Timeframe: at 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03186547

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-06

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