Gum Lift Q&A

Hi, I have a gummy smile that I am extremely self conscious about. I had braces in the middle school and at that time I was recommended to have jaw surgery on both of my jaws to have them essentially broken and reset. My parents decided not to go through with the surgery and instead I got spreader bar on the roof of my mouth to widen my top jaw. I am now looking for other options to correct my gummy smile that does not require jaw surgery as recommend by my dentis

Will I need antibiotics for a gum lift/reshaping? It's only about 3 teeth I want reshaped. Thank you

When I smile, a decent part of my smile is gummy. My teeth are definitely on the shorter side (photo 1). Questions: 1. Could my smile look like the photoshopped picture of my smile (photo 2) thanks to a gingivectomy all the way to my 2nd premolars? 2. What type of procedure/technique would be best suited for my case? Thank you. (Dont be afraid to be technical with the answers.)

I'm in my twenties but I struggle to brush my teeth regularly because no matter what I do my gums bleed. This has always been the case. Flossing hurts (also always been the case). I had braces for 2 years and always kept them clean.

I have had a gum lift twice, but both times it looks great at first and exactly what I want and then the gums just fall back down again and I go back to a gummy smile. Why is that? The first time I had it done with a laser and the second time I had the scalpel and suture approach because they said that would be more permanent. Any advice? I have also had lip lowering. There is no medical reason to have any sort of jaw surgery.

Am I a candidate for gym contouring? What can I expect with recovery? Price average in Los Angeles?

I think that my gums are receding and I am 19 years old

I want to raise the height of my four front teeth's gumline by about 2mm to match the height of my canines. I marked the ideal height for me in white lines in the photo. Am I a candidate?

I am considering crown lengthening or laser gum treatment; however, I am not sure what the best treatment would be. I am nervous about my teeth appearing too long.

I'm wanting to have veneers soon and want the best result possible. It was suggested on my last post that a gum lift would be reccomended for symmetry . Im wondering on how many teeth should i have the lift for the best result? I was thinking just the front 2 teeth #8 #9 or even the 1 uneven one in the front? But what do you think? Can I have this done in the same sitting as the veneers or is it best to have the gum lift separately? How much healing time is needed before veneer placement ?