Crown lengthening is a periodontal surgery that raises the clinical height of a tooth's crown by lengthening the tooth. This is done by carrying away a bit of tissue (gum and sometimes bone) at the base of the tooth attentively in order to expose more tooth structure.
Indications
- Replenishing a Lost Tooth : To reveal as much healthy tooth as will allow a new dental crown or filling to fit: In case the original tooth is discontinued, fractured, or severely worn away almost down to or below the gumline.
- Treating a Gummy Smile : To enhance the effect of a smile with too much gum tissue growing over more of the tooth surface, causing the teeth to appear abnormally short.
- To Repair Biologic Width Invasion : To develop enough height between the edge of a new restoration (such as a crown margin) and the level of underlying bone to avoid chronic inflammation.
Effects
- Stable Restorative Margin : It enables the dentist to design a crown margin on a sound tooth that forms a narrow band, containing the right amount of space, thereby preventing decay and making the restoration durable and healthy for the gum tissue surrounding it.
- Better Smile Appearances : It enhances the aesthetics of a smile by reconstructing the gum and bone to achieve a more proportional ratio of the tooth to gum, thus producing a more balanced, attractive, and symmetrical smile.
- Accessibility to Oral Hygiene : The more tooth surface that is being exposed, the easier it will be to clean the tooth, the crown or the filling, leading to better oral health and less susceptibility to periodontal disease.
Why Choose This Clinic?
We utilise specialised periodontal procedures and precise surgical tools to perform crown lengthening, ensuring predictable results, optimal gum conditioning, and high aesthetic outcomes that facilitate follow-up restorative care.
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