Improve Your Gum Line with Crown Lengthening in Green Village, NJ

What is Crown Lengthening?

Even and symmetrically shaped gums complement a smile more than you may realize. A crown lengthening treatment, also called laser gum therapy, is a non-surgical technique that can enhance the look of your teeth by reshaping the gums. For example, if your teeth appear too short, we can recontour the gums to frame your smile and make your teeth appear longer.

Laser gum therapy can also treat an uneven gum line. Results are often best when combined with veneers and crowns. With laser therapy, the gums can be rejuvenated in a much less invasive way, ultimately minimizing recovery time and reducing discomfort following the procedure.

Benefits of Crown Lengthening

A crown lengthening procedure is a common cosmetic dentistry procedure due to its numerous advantages.

• Helps save a tooth: By removing extra gum tissue to create space for a dental crown, crown lengthening helps restore a fractured tooth.

• Improves your smile: The process helps to fix a gummy smile by exposing the portion of your teeth that is above the gum line. This will balance out the length of your teeth, improving the appearance of your smile.

• Lowers the risk of tooth decay: Because germs have more space to proliferate in your mouth when there is excess gum tissue covering portions of your teeth, these gum pockets can be eliminated and the likelihood of tooth decay decreased with a crown lengthening procedure.

• Supports restorative treatment: The gum line needs to be at the right level for a tooth to affix to a bridge, implant, or crown. Furthermore, a lot of gum tissue makes placing a filling impossible or very challenging. Crown lengthening can help restore a tooth to its healthy state and support all of these restorative operations.

The Crown Lengthening Procedure

Depending on your unique needs, the procedure and turnaround time for a crown lengthening treatment may vary. Nonetheless, Dr. Vaccaro typically follows these stages throughout the procedure:

1. Local anesthetic will be applied around the tooth.

2. In order to reveal more tooth structure, incisions will be performed to remove gum tissues from the tooth surface.

3. After cleaning, the surgical site is stitched back into position.

4. To ensure that you heal completely, Dr. Vaccaro will give you recovery advice.

Crown lengthening is an outpatient procedure at Vaccaro Aesthetic and Family Dentistry. This implies that you can return home immediately following the procedure.

Restore Tooth Proportion for a Confident Smile

Schedule a consultation with Dr. Vaccaro for crown lengthening in Green Village, NJ, if you think that you have an uneven gum line or too much gum tissue. We can help you in achieving a symmetrical, brilliant smile.

If you have questions about periodontal care or dental treatments available at our practice, or if you would like to schedule an appointment, please contact Vaccaro Aesthetic & Family Dentistry today.