Home > COSMETIC DENTISTRY: The Two-Step Approach for Minimizing Excessive Gingival Display; Correct esthetic proportions are the foundations for successful results; however, other factors, such as the extent of gingival display while one is smiling, are important as well. The article describes a simple, two-step approach for minimizing gingival display when the basic esthetic proportions are correct. The first step is surgical crown lengthening, the second shortening incisal edges. Emphasis is on sound biologic and mechanical principles. > 1000145951-1000238806