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Inadequate Incisor Display
Etiology of Inadequate Incisor Display
☐ Vertical maxillary deficiency
☐ CCW growth pattern
☐ Short crown height due to attrition
☐ Diminished smile curtain
- High frenum attachment
- Long upper lip (generally, not treatable in an Orthodontic office)
- Latrogenically induced lip demobilization
☐ Flared maxillary incisors
☐ Diminished anteriors/dentoalveolar height
☐ Aging Characteristic
Improvement of Inadequate Incisor Display
☐ Posterior extrusion/downgraft
☐ Surgery/camouflage
☐ Veneers
- Superior frenum repositioning
- Lip shortening procedure
- Hyaluronidase reversal
☐ Upright incisors
☐ Extrude anterior teeth

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