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Congenital maxillary double lip laser correction, an alternative treatment approach: Case report
Ramy Tamzouk
Damascus University, Syria
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ongenital double lip is an infrequently occurring anomaly of the lip, caused by excessive areolar tissue and non-inflammatory
labial mucous gland hyperplasia of the pars villosa. This case interferes with mastication, speech and esthetic concern of the
patient. This paper reports a case of congenital double upper lip in a 26 years old female patient which was referred for her main
complaint of embarrassing smile. During the course of examination, we noticed a fold on upper lip when the mouth opened as it
becomes more prominent on smiling. Diastema, severe gingival pigmentations and yellowish teeth were also other observations.
Surgical treatment was done using diode laser to remove the excessive tissue and melanin pigmentations. Crown lengthening was
done in the same day by LASER and traditional surgery. Teeth were covered with laminate veneers 60 days after surgery. Although the
majority of cases of double lip are treated by traditional surgical approaches, it is useful to use LASER technics to reduce treatment
time, bleeding and pain.
Tamzouk.ramy@yahoo.comJournal of General Dentistry 2017, 1:1