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When many people think of a beautiful smile, they focus on perfectly straight, white teeth. What they may not realize is that a person’s gums can be just as important as the teeth in creating a dazzling smile. Cosmetic dentists use <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >gum contouring</a> (also called gum recontouring or a gum lift) to help bring out the natural beauty of patient’s existing teeth and can help to increase the patient’s self-confidence. In some cases, having a gum contouring procedure can give people the smile they always dreamed of, without additional cosmetic dental work.
Benefits of Gum Contouring
The gums provide a border the teeth. If this border is well-proportioned, the teeth typically have a healthy appearance. An unbalanced gum line as well as red or puffy gums can create a “gummy smile” and give the appearance that the patient’s teeth are:
• Unhealthy
• Crooked
• Short
• Small
• Uneven
A gum contouring procedure will help to eliminate excess gum tissue to reveal more of the patient’s tooth structure. This procedure can be done on one area of gum tissue or on an entire row of teeth, depending on the severity of the patient’s gum line problem. By creating a more even gum line, the smile can appear straighter and healthier.
Laser Gum Contouring
The thought of removing excess gum tissue may frighten potential patients. In the past cosmetic dentists used a scalpel to remove the gum tissue which resulted in a long and painful healing process that was prone to infection.
Gum contouring technology has come a long way from those early years. Today cosmetic dentists use soft tissue lasers rather than scalpels. Laser technology allows dentists to:
• Precisely remove just the right amount of excess tissue
• Seal the incision simultaneously
• Reduce the amount of bleeding and swelling
• Reduce the risk of infection
• Perform the procedure quickly with a minimal amount of pain to the patient
What to Expect After Gum Contouring
Because the laser burns off the excess gum tissue while it cauterizes the tissue, there is very little bleeding after the procedure. Patients may experience a slight amount of pain or swelling for a couple of days after the procedure.
Once the gums have fully healed, the patient and cosmetic dentist can decide whether additional cosmetic dentistry procedures would enhance the patient’s smile further. Procedures such as <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >tooth whitening</a>, <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >porcelain veneers</a> or tooth reshaping may be necessary to create the desired smile.
When performed by a qualified and experienced cosmetic surgeon, laser gum contouring is a safe and generally painless procedure that can produce amazing results.
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