Gummy Smile (Gingivoplasty)
Among patients, an esthetical smile is not achieved solely with white and good shaped teeth. Gums are also needed to be in harmony with teeth. These esthetical applications done on gum are called gummy smile. The features that makeup teeth esthetic include healthy gum, gum color and the level of the gums have with the teeth.
The first step to achieve a good looking clean and harmonically smile is to ensure harmony among teeth and gums. For gums to be called healthy they are needed to be in light pink color, be stuck to teeth and bones firmly and need to have an opaque and rough appearance similar to an orange peel. The purpose of esthetical dentistry is to achieve a flawless smile with treatments. Gum esthetics is very important for a flawless smile. For a smile to be performed well, gums, jaw and mouth to be in harmony. Different methods can be used in gum esthetics depending on the existing problem. During smile, the teeth that appear too much are needed to be adjusted or reduced in size.
The first step to achieve a good looking clean and harmonically smile is to ensure harmony among teeth and gums. For gums to be called healthy they are needed to be in light pink color, be stuck to teeth and bones firmly and need to have an opaque and rough appearance similar to an orange peel. The purpose of esthetical dentistry is to achieve a flawless smile with treatments. Gum esthetics is very important for a flawless smile. For a smile to be performed well, gums, jaw and mouth to be in harmony. Different methods can be used in gum esthetics depending on the existing problem. During smile, the teeth that appear too much are needed to be adjusted or reduced in size.
Flap Operations
It is an operation that regards both teeth gums and the supporting tissue below and root surfaces. It is applied in cases with bone resorption (melting). Using this technique treatment of lower tissues are achieved by lifting root surfaces. The main purpose is to clean root surfaces and reduce pocket depth. Due to the fact that bacteria inside deepened pockets will cause increased bone destruction as well as teeth loss it’s important for these pockets to be removed. After the operation pocket depth is reduced or the pockets are removed, this way oral care is done by the patient as well as the doctor’s professional controls get easier thus making it easier to maintain periodontal health. The patient can protect his natural teeth and he will prevent the general health problems caused by pocket related infection.
Gingivectomy
It’s a process that is solely related to gums. It’s the removal of some amount of gums in order to remove gum pocket and gum expansion. This way progress of the disease is halted and the patient gains more esthetical teeth that he can clean easier.
Laser
With the help of LASER devices that are developed for soft and hard tissues, stich free and even sometimes anesthesia free minor surgical operations can be done. The esthetical placing of gums, excision of gum expansion, opening of implant operations and frenectomy operations can be done easily using LASER and without bleeding.
