Botox and the gummy smile

Progress in Orthodontics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-82

  Gracco, Antonio ^a   Tracey, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botox; Gingiva; Gummy smile; Lip; Teeth exposure

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTEMA; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVAL EXCESS; HUMAN; LIP; MALOCCLUSION; ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY;

BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; ESTHETICS, DENTAL; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GINGIVA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LIP; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; SMILING;

EID: 77953749551     PISSN: 17237785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pio.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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