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Stomatologija 2021; 23 (3): 63-8 175 KB

The effect of botox for the correction of the gummy smile: A systematic review

Augustė Razmaitė¹, Giedrė Trakinienė²

Summary

Purpose. The aim of the systematic review was to analyze the effectiveness of Botox injections for the treatment of the gummy smile.

Materials and methods. The systematic literature search was done in the databases: PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library. The articles published from 2013 to 2020 were searched. Only studies on humans were included in this systematic literature review.

Results. During the initial search a total number of 139 articles were detected. However, after the removal of duplications 105 articles were left. Regarding the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, 6 articles were selected for this systematic literature review.

Conclusions. The results of this study suggested that botulinum toxin was an efficient method to treat the gummy smile.

Key words: botulinum toxin, gummy smile, excessive gingival exposure treatment, gingival display.

Received: 07 10 2020

Accepted for publishing: 24 09 2021

¹Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

²Department of Orthodontics, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas , Lithuania

Address correspondence to Augustė Razmaitė, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickevičiaus street 9, Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail address: auguste.razmaite@gmail.com



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