Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Gummy Smiles



If you are among those people who have a gummy smile and you often feel embarrassed in different social situations as they stress over who is focusing on the big gum line. No worries, cosmetic dentists have made things easier: just in a few simple visits you have an opportunity to achieve your desired smile. If you think that treating a gummy smile means extensive surgery and a lot of pain I am happy to inform you that you are completely wrong. In reality, it is considered to be one of the easiest dental flaws to treat. Just when you feel ready to change your smile, visit a professional cosmetic dentist and discuss your dream smile with the professional. The majority of cosmetic dentists suppose that “when you smile, your upper lip should fall where your gum and two front teeth join”. There are different techniques like lip repositioning and crown lengthening that are used to get a healthy and attractive smile.


Talking about the techniques that are used to treat a gummy smile, lip repositioning is usually used with crown lengthening, but at the same time can be used on its own.
In this procedure, some of the tissue on the inside of your upper lip are taken out. After that, the cosmetic dentist stitches the lip to your gums. This kind of treating is performed under local anesthesia and takes about an hour to complete. At the same time crown lengthening is a gum tissue removal. While a patient is under anesthesia, the dentist eliminates some of the gum tissue, which lengthens your teeth. Crown lengthening takes near two hours to be completed and requires one visit to the dentist.

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