Do you have gums that make your teeth appear short or uneven? Poor symmetry in your gum line can impact the appearance of your smile and even increase the risk of gingivitis and gum disease. But our team can offer a solution in only one visit. In today’s blog, your Houston, TX, dentist talks about gum contouring.
Addressing Gummy Smiles and Fighting Gum Disease
When you have a gummy smile, this means that you show off too much gingival tissue when you smile. This can make your teeth appear squat and cause the appearance of misalignment. You could feel embarrassed about your appearance, and this excess tissue could also increase the risk of complications like bad breath, gingivitis, and even gum disease. Speaking of gum disease, when you have a more advanced stage of the disease, this could lead to swelling, bleeding, sores, and redness. Treatment is necessary to manage the issue and prevent the periodontitis stage, the one linked to adult tooth loss. For both of these scenarios, we could help with a contouring procedure.
The Contouring Procedure
Using a soft tissue dental laser, our team will carefully trim away the excess tissues from your smile. We plan the procedure in detail and mark the areas where tissues need to be removed. We then reshape the gum line to ensure proper smile esthetics too. We want your smile to look good! The entire process only takes one visit to complete. If you have periodontal disease, then we could trim away the diseased tissues, and we can even use lasers to shrink cold and canker sores so they heal much faster then with creams and medications.
Dental lasers can tartar areas with precision to protect healthy tissues, and the procedure is so comfortable you rarely need dental anesthesia. They reduce the risk of swelling, infection, and bleeding, and since we don’t use scalpels or sutures, the area heals much faster too. In fact, you can usually return to your normal routine after 24 to 48 hours. If you have any questions about how we improve the beauty of your smile with laser gum contouring, or about how we treat periodontal disease, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile without hesitation and enjoy better oral health!
IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND BEAUTY OF YOUR GUMS AT MMC DENTAL
Our team wants to help you enjoy better gum health in one visit, so you leave our office with optimal results and a stunning smile. To learn more about improving the symmetry of your gum line with cosmetic treatment, or to schedule your next appointment, speak with our team at MMC Dental in Houston, TX at (713)926-8896!