Tooth Contouring & Re-Shaping Pictures

When Mia first came to our office, she thought she wanted Porcelain Veneers to make her teeth look longer. Once a proper diagnosis was made, though, we knew her problem was too much gum tissue, not teeth that were too short. With a "Gum Lift," we gave Mia the smile she really wanted without having to do veneers at all! She still says she was amazed at how minimally uncomfortable she was after the procedure, and she's incredibly grateful that we saved her a lot of money and healthy tooth struc...

Amy is thrilled to have had this Los Angeles Crown Lengthening (teeth exposing) procedure. She can now smile confidently and beautifully.

This teenager had very thin gingiva on the lower anterior teeth and there was a concern that recession could become a problem. This situation was easly solved with a subepitheleal connective tissue graft.

This attractive young women was unhappy with her smile because her teeth looked too short.The after photo is only a few weeks later.

Kim

Kim

Recession of gum tissue is very common. It detracts from a person's smile & sometimes leads to tooth sensitivity. There are a few different solutions for this problem. One of the most aesthetic procedures, with little post operative pain, often linked to free gingival grafts, is the subepithelial connective tissue graft.

This young woman had amelogenesis imperfecta, a disorder in which there is faulty development of dental enamel. It is very thin & friable, and often has a brownish stain. Her upper teeth also appeared short. The solution for this young lady was gingival recontouring & veeners.

This lady was unhappy with her smile; especially the gray appearance of her gums near the edge of the crowns.

This attractive young woman was unhappy with her smile. All that was needed was gum reshaping.

This young lady was referred by her orthodontist for crown lengthening - reshaping of the gum tissue.

This attractive young woman had been missing the 'lateral incisors' from birth. They would have been the smaller teeth on either side of the two front teeth...... but they never developed. She had had Orthodontics to move the large canines (corner teeth) in next to the front teeth, but it left the teeth looking a bit too large. Bonding had been done by someone to try to hide the shape of the canines, but was not sucessful. Since so much of her teeth were hidden by the gum, we exposed the ful...