Gummy Smile Treatment
What is Gummy Smile Treatment?
If you have a gummy smile, you know how difficult it can be to feel confident in the way that you look. Fortunately, a simple and common oral surgery can help to enhance your smile and expose more surface of your teeth. This procedure is known as crown lengthening, or gummy smile treatment. It involves removing excess gum tissue from around the teeth, contouring the way that the teeth look and revealing more tooth surface.
Why is Gummy Smile Treatment needed?
Gummy smile treatment is specifically done as a cosmetic procedure. This surgery helps to expose more of your front teeth, which creates a larger, brighter and more natural-looking smile. The procedure can be done on both pediatric as well as adult patients as needed. With your newfound confidence, you'll find that you smile more often and are more willing to talk to people.
Who is a candidate for Gummy Smile Treatment?
We can help in determining if you might need gummy smile treatment with an exam. Most patients who want to transform their smiles are good candidates for the procedure. Because the procedure is done quickly and easily right here in our office, you can feel confident in having it performed. Children, teens and adults can all benefit from gummy smile treatment when it is needed.
What happens during Gummy Smile Treatment?
The first step to performing a crown lengthening surgery is to numb the mouth in the area where the work is being done. We then remove the excess gum tissue from around the teeth. The gums are contoured to create a natural look. You will then be given aftercare instructions to help keep the area clean and healthy while it heals. Your gums will then heal naturally over the course of the next few weeks and you'll have a beautifully bright smile to show off as a result. Gummy smile treatment is an easy, quick and beneficial procedure that can enhance your confidence.
What is Ossesous Surgery?
Ossesous surgery involves the removal of unhealthy or infected gum tissue and bone that has been affected by periodontal disease. The procedure works to cut away at infected tissue and reshape the bone to remove signs of the disease. After the procedure is done, sutures are placed to keep the new gum tissue in place next to the tooth in order to heal.
Who is a Good Candidate for Ossesous Surgery?
Before having ossesous surgery performed, an exam and series of x-rays will be taken to determine if you are a viable candidate for the procedure. If you are a healthy adult and will benefit greatly from the procedure, it will probably be recommended that you have it done. Some of the best candidates for ossesous surgery include:
- Patients with advanced periodontal disease
- Patients who are looking to get rid of diseased and infected gum tissue and bone
- Patients who are healthy enough to have the surgery performed
If you have a gummy smile or If you are interested in having ossesous surgery, contact us and our team at Periodontal Specialists of Hawaii will help you out!