Gummy Smile Treatment Options Cost Results

Excessive gum display when smiling has four or five possible causes and each one needs a completely different fix. Laser gum contouring handles tissue overgrowth. Botox calms a hyperactive lip. Braces fix tooth positioning. And orthognathic surgery is the only option when the jawbone itself grew too long. Costs in India range from ₹5,000 for Botox to ₹4,00,000 for jaw surgery depending on which cause applies.

According to Dr. Jaydev Matapathi, smile design specialist in Hyderabad, “Somebody with a hyperactive lip getting gum surgery will not see the result they wanted. The diagnosis has to come first or the money goes to waste.”

The cause decides the fix. Getting this wrong means paying for a procedure that changes nothing.

• Excess gum tissue covering the teeth. Laser contouring or gingivectomy trims it back in 30 minutes and you see the result before you leave the chair.
• Upper lip that rides too high. Botox relaxes the muscle for 4-6 months, and lip repositioning surgery makes the correction permanent if you want a one-time fix.
• Teeth that never fully erupted. Crown lengthening removes gum and sometimes bone to expose more tooth structure that has been sitting hidden underneath.
• Jaw that grew vertically too long. No amount of gum work or Botox fixes a skeletal problem, so orthognathic surgery moves the entire upper jaw upward.

Learn about smile makeover plans for full transformation or read about dental veneers when tooth proportion is the real issue.

Costs vary by city, clinic, and case complexity. But knowing the ballpark keeps expectations realistic.

• Laser contouring or gingivectomy. ₹8,000 to ₹35,000 per arch, permanent result, heals in a week to 10 days.
• Botox lip correction. ₹5,000 to ₹18,000 per session, wears off in 4-6 months, needs repeating to maintain.
• Crown lengthening. ₹15,000 to ₹40,000 per arch, permanent, takes 4-6 weeks to heal when bone is involved.
• Orthodontics for tooth repositioning. ₹40,000 to ₹2,00,000 depending on braces or aligners, takes 6-18 months but fixes the root cause.

For dental implants needed alongside gummy smile correction or full mouth rehabilitation combining multiple procedures, costs are quoted after assessment.

Dr. Jaydev Matapathi (MDS, MFD RCSI, MFDS RCPS UK) uses digital smile design imaging to show patients what the result looks like before any work starts. Over 336 Google reviews at 4.9 rating, with cases ranging from simple laser contouring to full smile redesigns. Some patients expecting gum surgery found out Botox alone handled their case. Others discovered a skeletal issue nobody else had flagged. That is what proper diagnosis does and why it has to come before any treatment conversation.

1. Indian Dental Association — https://www.ida.org.in/
2. American Academy of Periodontology — https://www.perio.org/