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With free top up and £30 consultation A gummy smile, known in medical terms as excessive gingival display, is when you smile and too much gum tissue shows above the top teeth. There is not a set definition of a gummy smile, as it is not a medical problem per se. A gummy smile is mainly based on personal perception. However, there have been studies to determine what people consider excessive gingival display. In most cases, subjects rated smiles as attractive when two millimetres or less of gum tissue was exposed. At around three millimetres or more, the smile was thought to be gummy. The condition seems to be more common in women than men.