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Boosting Your Smile With Gum Contouring

Boosting Your Smile With Gum Contouring

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If you have issues with the appearance of your gums, such as a gummy smile that shows off too much gingival tissue, then we could help with cosmetic dentistry. With gum contouring, we can reshape the tissues in only one visit! In today’s blog, your Kansas City, MO, dentist talks about how we contour your gums with laser dentistry.

The Causes of Gummy Smiles

What causes your smile to show off too much periodontal tissue? For some, this could be due to factors regarding the growth of your jaw or the eruption of your teeth. For others, swelling due to untreated periodontal disease could be a factor. When you have a gummy smile, this could make your teeth appear smaller than normal or uneven, and common cosmetic treatments can do nothing to correct the concern. But with the gum contouring procedure, we can offer cosmetic improvement in only one visit.

The Contouring Process

Our team will start by examining your smile and then marking the areas of the gums where we need to remove excess tissues. We then do so with a dental laser, a special soft tissue laser that can target areas of your gums with precision, so we can remove the excess without damaging healthy structures. The lasers are comfortable and, in many cases, require little to no anesthesia, and since they destroy harmful bacteria during the process, this lowers the risk of swelling, bleeding, and infection. Our team can reshape the gum line in the process to ensure proper symmetry. The results are visible right away, and you only need to rest for about 24 hours as the area heals, you can then return to your normal routine. The lack of scalpel and sutures means a fast-healing process for our patients.

Managing Periodontal Disease

What if the esthetic concerns with your gums are due to periodontal disease? If this is the case, we could conduct a deep cleaning known as a scaling and root planing to remove all plaque and tartar from both the teeth and the roots, which can take one visit or multiple appointments. For more severe cases, we could use dental lasers to remove the diseased portions of the gums and to help reduce the depth of periodontal pockets, destroying harmful disease-causing bacteria in the process. This allows us to better manage the issue with preventive care moving forward. If you have any questions, then contact our team today to learn more!

Schedule Your Appointment With Delightful Dental Care for Cosmetic Dentistry

We want to help you smile with confidence again and feel good about your teeth and gums. To find out more about our cosmetic treatment options, call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669.

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To learn more, get answers to questions, or schedule a consultation with us, call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO, at 816-942-7669.

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