Challenges in achieving gingival harmony.

Gingival harmony is an important element in the esthetics of the smile. Clinicians need to have the essential knowledge to create an optimal soft-tissue profile around teeth and implant restorations. The goal of this article is to describe the requirements for ideal gingival architecture and techniques used to achieve them.

Lip repositioning for reduction of excessive gingival display: a clinical report.

Excessive gingival display can be managed by a variety of treatment modalities, depending on the specific diagnosis. This case report demonstrates the successful management of excessive gingival display with a lip-repositioning procedure. This is accomplished by removing a strip of mucosa from the maxillary buccal vestibule, then suturing the lip mucosa to the mucogingival line.