Gingival re-contouring

Periodontal procedures are also used to improve appearance, enhance your smile, and prepare teeth for restorative or cosmetic dentistry. Your periodontist can improve a “gummy” smile by correcting gingival contours and reducing excessive gums. Teeth that appear short, may actually be the proper length, but are covered with excessive gingival tissue.

​​​​​​​To correct this, your periodontist performs gingival re-contouring, a periodontal plastic surgery procedure, to improve the appearance of your teeth.

Appearance of smile before gingival recontouring

Appearance of smile after gingival recontouring

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