Today, the social position of a person in modern society plays an almost paramount role, and therefore his desire to have a good appearance, a beautiful smile is justified.

These factors give a person confidence, improve mood, and prevent the manifestation of depression.

Many people turn to the help of dentists not only for the purpose of prosthetics or dental treatment, but also with a request to make a smile more beautiful and attractive.

In this regard, modern aesthetic dentistry requires specialists not only to have wide knowledge in the treatment and restoration of teeth, but also in such industries as periodontology, implantology, etc.

Only an integrated approach to solving the problem allows you to get the best aesthetic result.

Healthy gum tissue is an integral part of aesthetics.

The parameters of the ideal state of the gums

• The presence of a smooth and symmetrical gingival contour on the central incisors.
• The gingival contour of the lateral incisors is 1 mm lower than the central ones.
• The gingival contour should be in harmony with the smile line.
• During a smile, the alveolar process should not be exposed.
• The height of the clinical crowns of the incisors should not be less than 11 mm.
• Violation of one of the parameters has a significant impact on the aesthetics of the smile as a whole.

One way to restore the beauty of a smile is to lengthen the clinical crown of the tooth.

The procedure can be carried out in the following ways: using orthodontic teething or by surgical intervention.

Orthodontic tooth extension is used when it is necessary to restore the contour of one tooth, while maintaining the aesthetics of the remaining teeth.

Clinical crown surgical lengthening

It is carried out if it is necessary to change the gingival contour and the length of several teeth.

The essence of the operation is that the root is exposed and the gum is given a new shape.

The purpose of the procedure is to change the gingival contour so that the crown of the tooth captures as much hard tissue as possible.

Factors to consider when lengthening a clinical crown by surgery:

• Any failure in the front can cause a violation of aesthetics.
• Intervention should not affect tooth stability.

When is

The operation is necessary when there is excessive growth of the gums or in the presence of destroyed hard tooth tissues in the subgingival area.

• The operation must be performed by a qualified dentist under local anesthesia.
• After the excess gum has been removed, the wound surface is sutured and a periodontal dressing is applied.

Postoperative period

• In the postoperative period, discomfort and swelling can continue for several days.
• To prevent complications, anti-inflammatory treatment is performed, in the presence of pain, analgesics are used.
• Oral hygiene is recommended.
• A week after the operation, sutures are removed with a simultaneous relocation of the temporary dental crown.

Photo: before and after

Video: “Surgical lengthening of the tooth crown”