WWhen the length of the tooth or the teeth exposed in the oral cavity is small and dentist wants to increase the length of the crown then a surgical procedure is carried out which is called as crown lengthening. In this Gum tissue or bone is taken out. This exposes more of a tooth
When Crown Lengthening Of the Teeth Is Done
Crown lengthening is done when a tooth needs to be fixed. Sometimes, not enough of the tooth sticks out above the gum to support a filing or crown. This can happen when a tooth breaks off at the gum line. It also can happen when a crown or filling falls out of a tooth and there is decay underneath. To place a filling or crown, your dentist needs to expose more of the tooth. This is done by removing some gum tissue or bone. Some people have a lot of gum tissue around their upper teeth. Dentists call this "gummy smile." This also can be treated with crown lengthening.
Before crown lengthening After crown lengthening
Before crown engthening After crown Lengthening