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Originally posted by pappymojo
OK. This is a bit rambling. Sorry.
So, when I smile my upper lip rides high as it were showing a lot of gum. It's not that bad, but it's one of those things that I notice about myself. People with this problem in worse ways are said to have horse teeth.
Anyways, if I put something up in the space between my lip and my gums like I was dipping (although I don't dip. I usually I use a piece of gum) this works to greatly improve my smile. My upper lip no long rides up.
I love to smile. I'm always laughing and smiling.
If I use gum, the gum breaks down and either falls apart, gets sticky or dries up and gets hard. Is there any procedure or is there a device that can do this for me? I'm thinking that I would like to make a soft plastic mold that could fit up there snugly.
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I wouldn't be surprised if someone out there has a 'quick fix' type of device to keep your lip from riding up. Dozens of things like that come up every year from night guards to snore aids, which in general don't work, or cause side effects. I am not aware of any for your problem myself, but that doesn't mean I don't have a solution.
One thing orthodontics can do is change your smile line. We can literally push your top teeth up, along with the gums, so that when you smile you won't show as much gum tissue. I can't say for sure if it would work for you, as there are a lot of factors involved, but if you go to an orthodontist for a consultation they can tell you for sure. Make sure you tell them WHY you want treatment so they know to address the problem, sometimes the smile line gets lost in fixing the other tooth problems.