How to Fix a Gummy Smile With Botox – But Be Careful Which Cases You Take

Botox can perform many near-miracles on the face, including reducing the look of a gummy smile so a patient looks more pleasing when displaying positive emotions. As you will learn when you take a good Botox and dermal fillers course, however, not everyone with this issue is a good candidate for treatment.

In the case of gummy smiles, the more gums that show, the more likely you can provide good results with Botox. Here’s the rule of thumb: If the amount of gums that show when the patient is smiling is about equal to the amount of tooth that shows, you can use Botox. If not, leave it alone or arrange treatment another way.

The goal of Botox for gummy smiles is to relax a hypertonic or overly tight upper lip by injecting into the muscles down the side of the nose and under the nose, as Dr. Howard Katz explains in this brief video tip.

If, for example, a patient’s front teeth are 10 millimeters long, you can get good results with Botox if the amount of gums showing is also about 10 millimeters or more. If fewer gums are showing, your treatment could cause the lip to drape below the biting edge of the front teeth or incisers, creating a terrible look and causing the patient to frequently bite their lip.

As you will learn when you take Botox training from Dentox, it’s just as important knowing when to turn down a case as knowing when to encourage a patient to have Botox treatment. You can do more harm than good if you don’t have solid training, and this could create dissatisfaction, bad reviews and bad word of mouth. No medical professional wants that.

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