Will the Crown Lengthening Create Gaps Between my Teeth?

A Gummy Smile is a major indication or reason to have Cosmetic Crown Lengthening performed. Allow for a pretreatment consultation with your Dentist so these important ant issues can be addressed. The quality of your gingiva in terms of thickness ,thinness, and preoperative health are important parameters to gauge post operative healing and success. In experienced hands the triangle of tissue known as the Inter dental Papillae should be able to be maintained so as to avoid that black triangle or gap effect after Crown Lengthening healing. However, it is always possible that some tissue or space may result after Crown Lengthening due to the patients gingival health and to the sometimes unpredictable nature of healing. Generally speaking patients who exhibit thin zones of attached inter dental papilla may have more post operative spaces than those who have thicker bands of tissue preoperatively. If the patient is considering new Cosmetic Crowns after Crown Lengthening sometimes small amounts of "Pink Porcelain" can be included so as to create a pseudo inter dental papilla to mask or correct any type of postoperative space or gap.

Surgical crown lengthening is a very effective procedure to treat a gummy smile. If the bone levels are correct, there will not be any gaps or dark areas between your teeth. The dentist performing this procedure should be able to predict exactly where the gum tissue will end up and discuss that with you prior to the surgery. Today this procedure is predictable and you should be able to know the outcome and have your questions answered so you can feel comfortable about the process.