📍 BALA CYNWYD · MAIN LINE · PHILADELPHIA
A beautiful smile affects your mood, your self-esteem and the impression you make on others. Teeth are only part of it. When gums cover too much of the teeth, sit unevenly, or have pulled back from the roots, even healthy teeth can look short, long or uneven.
Cosmetic periodontal procedures can greatly improve the overall look of your teeth and smile, from correcting gummy smiles to covering exposed roots.
Esthetic crown lengthening reshapes the gum line to reveal more of each tooth. It treats:
Our office has a hard and soft tissue laser, so crown lengthening can be performed in a minimally invasive way, with no sutures and no downtime!
Gum recession exposes root surfaces, which can look long and feel sensitive. Soft tissue grafting covers exposed, sensitive roots and helps prevent future recession, whether one tooth or several are affected.
Using innovative materials and techniques, a full arch of soft tissue grafting can be performed in a single visit with minimal postoperative discomfort, far less invasive than traditional grafting. Soft tissue around dental implants or in areas with missing teeth can also be built up to improve appearance.
Dr. Waasdorp examines your gums, teeth and smile line and talks with you about what you’d like to change.
If crowns or veneers are part of your plan, we coordinate gum treatment with your general dentist.
Crown lengthening or gum grafting is done in our Bala Cynwyd office, using laser-assisted, minimally invasive techniques where appropriate.
We check your healing and make sure your new gum line looks and feels right.
A gummy smile often occurs when gum tissue covers more of the tooth than usual, making teeth look short. Crown lengthening reshapes the gum line to reveal more of the tooth.
Often, yes. With our hard and soft tissue laser, crown lengthening can be done in a minimally invasive way without sutures.
A soft tissue graft adds gum tissue where the gums have receded, covering exposed root surfaces and helping prevent further recession.
Yes. With current materials and techniques, a full arch of soft tissue grafting can be performed in a single visit.
Root surfaces aren’t covered by enamel the way the crown of the tooth is. Covering them with gum tissue can reduce sensitivity and improve appearance.
Yes. Cosmetic gum procedures are often done in preparation for crowns or veneers, and we coordinate with your general dentist.
