If you’ve described your smile as Gummy smile it usually denotes a facial disharmony. Excessive gummy smile/excessive gingival display means that during a social smile, more than the normal amount of your gums/gingiva are visible. Usually, 1-3mm of your gums should be visible during a social smile whereas in a full smile about 5-7mm of the gums can be visible. If more gums are showing during the smile it can mean a few things: The length of the teeth is short The lip is short or under active The upper jaw is longer than usual or is tilted downwards Not every person with a gummy smile warrants treatment.
For example’s sake, we could actually consider Julia Roberts face characteristically attractive because of the gingival display. It’s a subjective decision, although getting treatment would improve the harmony of the face and overall musculoskeletal balance of the face. If you have…
