At Smile Artistry™ we have trained with Dr John Kois in Seattle, are are able to perform specific gum procedures onsite with minimal amount of discomfort. Gum Procedures need to be performed with proper gum structural principles so they will remain stable year after year.
For those clients where gumlines are displayed excessively on smiling, or have an uneven gumline level, a surgical, electrosurgical, or laser gum-reshaping treatment can be performed to correct this. On occasions a specialist periodontist provides this service for us.
Where a client has a 'gummy smile', a painless gumlift procedure can be offered.
In this example you can see how the smile before shows gumline imbalance on the left creating the impression of uneven tooth sizes with old bridgework and the natural teeth.
Quite often people can perceive that their smile is unbalanced or shows too much gum or their teeth appear to be too short. This imbalance can be associated with imbalance of gumline levels on individual or all teeth. If the display of gums occurs when smiling, a "gumlift" (minor gingival tissue recontouring procedure) can be undertaken to create increased tooth length and a balanced tooth and gum display.
Click here to view examples of gum lifts in our smile gallery.
