Jemds.com Case Report J Evolution Med Dent Sci / eISSN - 2278-4802, pISSN - 2278-4748 / Vol. 10 / Issue 09 / Mar. 01, 2021 Page 645 Interdisciplinary Management of Gummy Smile and Fluorosis – A Case Report Arun V. Mavely 1 , Akanksha Mittal 2 , Suman Basavaraju 3 , Paras Mull Gehlot 4 , Vinutha Manjunath 5 1, 3 Department of Periodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Mysuru, Karnataka, India. 2, 4, 5 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, Mysuru, Karnataka, India. INTRODUCTION An unpleasant smile can have a psychosocial effect leading to lack of self-esteem and a challenge in social relations. A perfect smile is a balance among 3 parameters: the white (teeth), the pink (gum) and the lips. A predictable smile correction warrants a multidisciplinary approach and good treatment planning. We planned for a minimally invasive interdisciplinary treatment approach for the restoration of a gummy smile with dental fluorosis in a young female patient. An interdisciplinary management of smile correction is crucial for successful results. Lasers for soft tissue management and minimal tooth preparation for direct composite veneer restorations being minimally invasive periodontal and restorative approaches were the key to success with exceptional patient satisfaction. Minimally invasive procedures in interdisciplinary dentistry should be embraced in the management of procedures requiring correction of both hard and soft tissues, for successful outcomes. Pre-treatment mock-up can build patients' confidence in dentistry and are useful tools for planning treatments with a predictable outcome. A beautiful smile is the fruit of a coordinated and balanced interplay between teeth, gingiva and lips. A compromise in any of these cornerstones can impair the beauty of a smile. Thorough knowledge and understanding about the various elements involved and their harmonious synchronisation makes smile makeovers a challenging task. One such challenge is the treatment of gummy smile. A gummy smile is a clinical condition that has gained tremendous focus and attention recently. Gummy smile is the excessive gingival display when a person smiles. It has been defined as a nonpathological condition causing aesthetic disharmony in which more than 3 mm of gingival tissue is exposed while smiling. 1 Aetiology of a gummy smile can be multifactorial and the main factors being altered passive eruption (APE), vertical maxillary excess and upper lip hypermobility. The diagnosis must be accurate to deliver the appropriate line of treatment. Based on the complexity of the underlying aetiological factors involved, the treatment modalities also change from conservative approaches like aesthetic restorations and orthodontic tooth movements to periodontal and maxillofacial surgical procedures. 2 Altered passive eruption (APE) also knows as “impaired passive eruption” is a clinical condition characterised by the coronally positioned marginal gingiva in relation to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ). Passive eruption is a physiological phase involved in the process of tooth eruption. As the teeth meet the occlusal plane, the soft tissue covering the teeth migrates apically till the CEJ is reached. Retardation in this process causes failure of the gingiva to migrate apically, resulting in short clinical crowns and excessive soft tissue exposure while smiling. This is visualised as a gummy smile. Moreover, the failure of the marginal gingiva to migrate apically forms pseudopockets that can eventually end up in periodontitis. Hence correction of this malformation is not only aesthetically relevant but also functionally rewarding. Coslet et al., have classified altered passive eruption considering the amount of keratinised gingiva and the distance of the CEJ from the alveolar crest. 3 Accordingly, the treatment has also been proposed that extends from gingivectomy to flap surgeries which may or may not involve extensive osseous reductions based on the corresponding clinical scenario. Armamentarium used can also vary from conventional scalpels to the latest advancements like lasers and peizosurgeries. Corresponding Author: Dr. Akanksha Mittal, Room No. 7, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Sri. Shivarathreeshwara Nagara. Mysore 570015, Karnataka, India. E-mail: gunjan.mittal30@gmail.com DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/137 How to Cite This Article: Mavely AV, Mittal A, Basavaraju S, et al. Interdisciplinary management of gummy smile and fluorosis - a case report. J Evolution Med Dent Sci 2021;10(09):645- 648, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/137 Submission 06-11-2020, Peer Review 06-01-2021, Acceptance 12-01-2021, Published 01-03-2021. Copyright © 2021 Arun Mavely et al. This is an open access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License [Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)]