Gummy Smiles Surgery

Livingston & Clark NJ Tooth Exposure and Crown Lengthening Surgery

In addition to keeping you healthy, we feel it is essential that you feel good about the way you look. It’s important to be confident with your smile in today’s world. A great smile is an integral part of success in modern professional and social settings.

Get the beautiful smile you’ve always wanted!

Contact us with questions about gummy smile surgery or to schedule your consultation

Call us: 973-992-9000

What is a gummy smile?

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought that your teeth looked too small? This common trait is known as a “gummy smile.” With a gummy smile, the problem isn’t actually the size of the teeth, it’s that the gum tissue is covering up too much of them. Fortunately, this condition is corrected relatively easily with a procedure called “crown lengthening”.

Diagram showing a tooth with decay under the gumline
Decay under gum
Diagram showing the gum being reflected to access the decay
Gum reflected to access decay
Diagram showing bone being removed to access the decay
Bone removed to provide access
for dentist to treat decay.
Diagram showing the gum replaced and the decay now visible
Gum replaced with decay visible for
dentist to restore with a filling or crown.

Gummy Smile Surgery

Crown lengthening corrects the ratio of gum to tooth by sculpting the soft gum tissue to reveal the portion of the tooth that was previously hidden.  Local anesthesia (Novocaine) ensures that the procedure is pain-free, and post-op pain is usually managed sufficiently by over the counter pain medications.

The Benefits of a Great Smile

Self-confidence and general health are strongly linked. When you smile, the brain releases endorphins that promote happiness and good mental health.

Give us a call at Livingston Office Phone Number 973-992-9000/732-499-0200 for help with your gummy smile – we will help you explore all of your treatment options.


Case #1: Before

 Case #1: After

 Patient's mouth with excess gum
 Patient's mouth after crown lengthening

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

Patient's mouth with excess gum

Patient's mouth after crown lengthening

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment view of smile reveals proper
proportion of gum and tooth



Case #2: Before

Patient's mouth before crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

Case #2: After

Patient's mouth after crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

Pre-treatment Post-treatment following crown lengthening
and restorative dentistry


Case #3: Before

Patient's mouth before crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

Case #3: After

Patient's mouth after crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment following crown lengthening
and restorative dentistry



 Case #4: Before

Patient's mouth before crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

 Case #4: After

Patient's mouth after crown lengthening and restorative dentistry

Pre-treatment view of excessive gummy smile
Post-treatment with smile-lift procedure including crown lengthening and restorative dentistry