Lips form the margins of the mouth in almost all vertebrates. Lips are formed by the combination of connective tissues, muscles, and skin. The edges of the skin are known as the vermilion border. Healthy lips are in coral pink color. Lips consist of a lot of nerves and tiny blood vessels. Lips provide a mouth seel. Short atomical lips are known as incompetent lips. Short anatomical lips do not provide proper mouth seel.
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My lips gets parted when I sleep. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, My lips get parted when I sleep. I use a plastic retainer which keeps my teeth to be moist. I have white dehydration marks on my front teeth when I wake up. It makes my teeth to look more yellow and ugly. It is happening for years. I also grind my teeth which helps to break my foods into... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. If you have an anatomically short lip, either you have to do lip augmentation, or you have to wear a teeth guard throughout the life. The associated clenching cannot be due to the short anatomical lip. Your symptoms may occur due to DNS (d... Read Full »
When talking or smiling, my upper teeth is barely visible. What could be the cause?
Query: Hello doctor,I have an inquiry regarding my upper teeth. I recently have noticed then when I am talking or smiling, my upper teeth barely show at all, so it looks odd when I talk because you can only see my bottom teeth. I was wondering what caused this? Because they were not like that when I was yo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. 2. The possibilities for your upper teeth not visible during talking or smiling are a short upper lip, short upper teeth, and most rearward upper teeth. 3. The imbalance between any of the above is the... Read Full »
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