gum lift
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English
Etymology
From gum + lift, apparently by analogy with face lift.
Noun
- (cosmetic dentistry) A gingivectomy performed for the aesthetic purpose of raising or shaping the gum line.
- 2000 June, Lorin Berland, “Digital art helps patients accept treatment”, in Dental Practice Report, page 24:
- Cosmetic imaging helps my patients see for themselves how gum lifts can make the difference between a satisfactory case and a great case.
- 2002 summer, John A. Merrill, "Clinical Case Report: All-Ceramic Crown on Maxillary Left Central Incisor", in The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry, Volume 18, Number 2, page 54,
- A simple gum lift (gingivectomy) would not produce the desired results, as the actual mesiodistal root dimension is deficient.
- 2003 January 15, [email protected], “various comments on the subject of teeth”, in rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet):
- so i saw on the news the other day a report on "gum lifts".... if you have a rather-too gummy smile, you apparently can now pay $800-3000 bucks for a periodontist to evaluate the gumminess of your smile, gentian-violet your face, & carve away big chunks of gum tissue.
- 2006 January 18, Olivia Barker, "Patients smile at getting long in the tooth", USA Today,
- Those whose smiles are more Mister Ed than Miss America have a new hope: the gum lift.