Dental on the banks
Asset - Location Icon

20 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs
Poole, BH13 7LP

REGISTER TODAY

    How did you hear about us?

    View





    ‘Gummy Smile’ Treatment Options

    04/05/2020

    bloger thumb

    Here our Specialist Orthodontist, Dr. Taheri, will start this off by talking about “Gummy smiles” and their treatment options.

    Patients often present to our practice with an aesthetic concern regarding their smile. The chief complaint is often stated as, “My teeth are too short or the wrong size” or “I show too much gum when I smile.”

    There are different factors that can contribute to what is an increased incisor display and in this short article, we will discuss the most common causes of this and how they can be treated.

    The most frequent factors causing a “gummy smile” are:

    1. Delayed Passive Eruption (DPE).
    2. Vertical Maxillary Excess (VME).
    3. Upper lip hypermobility.

     


    Delayed Passive Eruption (DPE)

    This is where delayed passive eruption does not take place. The biological width and alveolar bone height, remains the same but sulcular epithelium depth is increased. Normally the sulcular epithelium recedes to a residual height of 1mm. This can be identified clinically by using a periodontal probe.This manifests as having a reduced clinical crown height, so the tooth appears shorter in height. Gingivectomy is the treatment of choice and you can see the result of this treatment carried out by Dr George Bourne:

     


    Vertical Maxillary Excess (VME)

    This is a skeletal condition where the relationship between the periodontium and tooth is normal. Normally these patients present with a normal tooth length, but they show an excessive gingival display due to excess vertical growth of the maxilla. This also creates an excessive lower anterior facial height.

    There are 2 ways this can be dealt with. Either orthodontic treatment combined with orthognathic surgery to impact the maxilla or alternatively orthodontic treatment together with Temporary anchorage devices (TAD’s).

     


    Hypermobile Lip

    Upper lip hyper mobility is simply excessive gingival display during lip movement, especially when smiling. Teeth length and skeletal features are normal. Upon high smile, the lip is able to reach the pinnacle that displays excessive gingival tissue. Botox injections are useful to reduce muscle pull, but they yield transient result.Surgical lip positioning is a method to restrict the muscle pull.

    The example of using Botox injections to reduce an excessive gingival display can be seen below:

    Aesthetically, our patients often desire longer, bigger and whiter looking teeth. All of these treatments can be utilized alone or in conjunction to create an outcome the patient desires. Determining the etiology of a gummy smile can be challenging and usually involves a team approach between dentists and orthodontists and sometimes surgeons. If you have any patients you would like for us to help you evaluate, please feel free to refer or reach out to our practice to discuss further treatment options.

     

     

    < Back to Blog
    instagram icon big
    We offer many 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 so even if yours is a more complex case, you may not need a lot of treatments for your dream results 💎

This beautiful before and after result was achieved with 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 and some 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 - some of our most popular treatments for a picture perfect smile.

Send us a message here to book in for a consultation with our specialist team and 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 (payment plans available) 📲

#beforeandafter #teeth #teethwhitening #smile #smilemakeover #invisalign #bournemouth #dorset #poole #dentalonthebanks
    Our pleasure to have 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞 here for his scale and polish appointment with Dr. Zohreh 🦷️✨

𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 for the last three years in a row, we help the entire team with all of their teeth and smile needs all year round ⚽️🍒

#dental #dentist #patient #afcb #afcbournemouth #selfie #smile #smilemakeover #bournemouth #dentalonthebanks
    This case is a great example of how just 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐁 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 can totally transform your teeth and smile 😁

Your clear, comfortable, 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦-𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and the complimentary teeth whitening included then works to lift their shade 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🦷️✨

Tooth contouring (shaping) is also included and this is 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 which works to improve the shape, size and edges of the teeth like you can see here.

Want to get started with the DOTB Invisalign Package from only £70 per month? Send us a message to 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦! 📲

#beforeandafter #teeth #teethwhitening #smile #smilemakeover #invisalign #bournemouth #canfordcliffs #sandbanks #dentalonthebanks
    As our nurse Martha explains . . . 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨 '𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬' 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 when it comes to your oral health 😬

Book in for regular check-ups and gentle and effective hygiene cleans with our friendly team here at DOTB so we can keep your smile stunning 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - send us a message to get started! 📲

#dental #dentalhygiene #checkup #oralcare #teeth #smile #bournemouth #dorset #poole #dentalonthebanks
    Our lovely patient came to us unhappy with the aesthetics of her smile, 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 from some of her previous dental work in another clinic.

As we offer both 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, we were able to help by:

👑 replacing the older dental 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬
️✨ creating custom-made porcelain 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬
🦷 fitting a comfortable and natural-looking 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 to smile fully and widely with complete comfort 😁

Flexible payment plans available, DM to 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 here at DOTB! 📲

#beforeandafter #teeth #smile #smilemakeover #dentalbridge #dentalcrown #veneers #bournemouth #poole #dentalonthebanks
    𝐍𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐁 as our lovely patient explains: "Was made to feel very very comfortable. I'm extremely happy with the results." 🦷️✨

We can help both simple and complex cases 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 - with all of your treatments taking place here in our custom-built clinic.

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, send us a message to get started! 📲

#dental #dentist #patient #review #testimonial #invisalign #teethwhitening #bournemouth #canfordcliffs #dentalonthebanks
    The lovely Evie pictured here after her 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 appointment 😁

Our two Invisalign Orthodontic Specialists (𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝) won't sign off on your case until your smile and teeth alignment is absolutely perfect 💎

When you get Invisalign with us, all of your custom-made trays are included and this includes if you need any extra for this refining stage 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬.

Get our popular DOTB Invisalign package 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 £𝟕𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 - DM to begin! 📲

#dentist #patient #selfie #smile #smilemakeover #invisalign #invisalignrefinement #canfordcliffs #sandbanks #dentalonthebanks
    We have 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐁 and because our team is made up of specialists, we don't have to refer you to any other dental clinics for treatment!

🦷️ If you want to change the alignment of your teeth, 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 to make them perfectly straight (we are the official number one provider in the south of England)

✨ For brighter and whiter teeth our 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 is guaranteed to work in only two weeks and our Airflow dental hygiene treatment brings instant results

💎 To enhance the shape and size of your teeth you can choose the likes of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 or 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦-𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬

Want to start today and take months to pay? 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 too - simply send us a message here to get started! 📲

#beforeandafter #teeth #teethwhitening #smile #smilemakeover #compositebonding #invisalign #veneers #bournemouth #dentalonthebanks
    Our pleasure to have the lovely Brenda and Keith 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 😁

You can choose Dental on the Banks 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 as we offer general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and restorative dentistry too 🦷️✨

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - DM to book in and begin! 📲

#dentist #dental #dentalclinic #selfie #patient #smile #smilemakeover #canfordcliffs #sandbanks #dentalonthebanks
    With just our popluar DOTB Invisalign package you get everything you need to 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 as it includes:

🦷️ all of your Invisalign trays
✨ professional teeth whitening
🦷️ tooth contouring / shaping (if needed)
✨ fixed and three sets of Vivera removable retainers
aftercare 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞!

As you can see, we don't just straighten your teeth - 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐎𝐓𝐁 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. DM to get started here with us! 📲

#beforeandafter #teeth #teethwhitening #smile #smilemakeover #invisalign #bournemouth #dorset #poole #dentalonthebanks
    Dr. Ramtin, one of the two Invisalign Orthodontic Specialists here at DOTB, explains the benefits that comes with being 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 💎

By having this early 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, DOTB Invisalign patients receive world-class expertise and the latest techniques to perfect their teeth.

You can get our popular Invisalign package from only £70 per month - send us a message here to 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! 📲

#dentist #orthodontist #specialistorthodontist #clearaligners #invisalign #invisalignuk #bournemouth #dorset #poole #dentalonthebanks