Aesthetic gums are important as well as aesthetic teeth for an aesthetic smile. By these two factors, smile design can be fully completed.

Today gum aesthetics is mostly applied for gummy smile cases and the irregularities of the gingival margins.

Gummy smile is the situation of gum tissue exposure while laughing and talking. In these cases, gingival margins are reshaped and smile of the patient is renewed after bonding the crowns according to the new margins. 

 

Keywords: gum, gingiva, aesthetics, aesthetic smile, gummy smile, smile design