Gums that show when you smile can be corrected with orthodontic treatment, or in severe cases, surgery.
A gummy smile, also known as a gingival smile, is caused by a developmental disorder of the jaws, and can be corrected by orthodontic treatment, which presses the teeth of the upper jaw into the maxillary bone and relieves the gummy smile.
In most cases, the smile is accompanied by a lack of strength in the upper lip muscles, and the lip muscles need to be strengthened. In severe cases of gummy smiles caused by jaw problems, it is difficult to improve the smile with orthodontic treatment alone, and surgical treatment of the jaws is required.
Therefore, the first step to improve gummy smile is orthodontic treatment together with muscle training, and in severe cases, surgical treatment is needed, which requires a visit to the stomatology department or orthognathic surgery department of the hospital.