Gum contouring is a type of dental treatment that involves reshaping the gums. This can be done for a variety of reasons. For example, some patients have concerns that they have a “gummy smile” or a smile that makes their teeth seem small and boxy due to the fact that there is excess gum tissue. Other patients may notice that their gumline is uneven across their smile. Gum contouring is the process of removing excess gum tissue and reshaping the gumline to improve the aesthetics of your smile. Here at Dr. Emma Wu and Associates, we provide comprehensive cosmetic dental treatments, including gum contouring. For more information, please contact us to discuss dental treatments.
For all your soft tissue concerns, we welcome you to seek treatment from our experienced dentist, Dr.Emma Wu.
Gum contouring is sometimes referred to as gum reshaping by dentists and their patients. It is a cosmetic dental treatment that involves reshaping your gums by removing excess gum tissue. The first step in the process is a consultation with our team. During a consultation, we provide a dental exam to ensure that this treatment is right for you, or to help recommend other treatments based on your aesthetic goals.
If a patient has gum disease or dental cavities, a cosmetic gum treatment might not be right for them. If gum contouring is the right treatment for you, your dentist will use local anesthesia to numb the treatment area, similar to other dental treatments like dental fillings or root canals. Different practices use different techniques, including laser gum contouring to remove the unnecessary tissue. The entire process can take one to two hours.
Dr. Emma Wu and her team excel in providing high quality, tailored, dental treatments to her patients. Dr. Emma Wu specializes in full mouth restoration and cosmetic dental treatments. Oftentimes, she combines treatments between both restorative and cosmetic fields to help patients improve their overall smile both functionally and aesthetically. At our office, our goal is to help restore smiles both in terms of their overall health and in terms of patient confidence. If you are ready to take the first step towards improving your smile, give our team a call to set up a consultation.
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