Surface anatomy of the lip elevator muscles for the treatment of gummy smile using botulinum toxin

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-77

  Hwang, Woo Sang ^a   Hur, Mi Sun ^a   Hu, Kyung Seok ^a   Song, Wu Chul ^b   Koh, Ki Seok ^b   Baik, Hyoung Seon ^a   Kimo, Seong Taek ^a   Kim, Hee Jin ^a   Lee, Kee Joon ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Gummy smile; Injection point; Lip elevator muscles

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CADAVER; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SMILING;

EID: 58849139589     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/091407-437.1     Document Type: Article

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