{"id":35327,"date":"2021-12-16T19:42:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dentox.com\/botox-edu-news\/?p=35327"},"modified":"2021-11-28T19:57:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T03:57:08","slug":"how-to-fix-a-gummy-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dentox.com\/botox-edu-news\/how-to-fix-a-gummy-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix a Gummy Smile With Botox \u2013 But Be Careful Which Cases You Take"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

In the case of gummy smiles, the more gums that show, the more likely you can provide good results with Botox. Here\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n