Crown Lengthening

Dental crowns are often placed after a cavity has been removed or a root canal performed. They restore the tooth's functionality while protecting it. In some cases, it’s necessary to perform a crown lengthening. It’s a common procedure for when the tooth isn’t exposed enough. Dr. Roopi Kattaura of Ardas Family Dental offers this procedure. To learn more, contact our office in Parker, CO.

 

A crown lengthening reveals enough tooth for a crown placement. There are a few reasons why this happens. Some teeth naturally do not stick out far enough, making them too close to the gum line. A broken tooth may require lengthening for the same reason. Maybe a placed crown has fallen off. Decay underneath a crown could knock it loose. Regardless, your dentist removes the gum tissue or bone for the crown placement.

 

Your Parker, CO, dentist begins by applying a local anesthetic. Incisions pull the gums away from the teeth. From there, bone, gum tissue, and the roots are reshaped. Afterward, Dr. Kattaura cleans the area and applies the stitches.

 

Recovery takes about three months. You will then schedule another appointment to receive a temporary and a permanent crown. Your dentist removes your stitches after 1-2 weeks. During recovery, use pain relievers and mouth rinse. Be careful when brushing your teeth. Try to avoid the gums at all costs. Avoid eating harder foods, sticking to softer substances.

 

Don’t be alarmed if the area bleeds after surgery. Keep on the lookout for signs of infection. A sudden sensitivity to hot and cold foods is common. Contact your dentist if the bleeding does not stop, there are signs of infection, the area is swollen or contains discharge, your pain reliever isn’t strong enough, or you notice swollen lymph nodes.

 

Ardas Family Dental is located in Parker, CO. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Roopi Kattaura, visit our website or call 720-459-8420.

Crown Lengthening

Occasionally, a patient will come in with excess gum tissue, a condition often referred to as “gummy smile”. Here at Ardas Family Dental in Parker, CO, we understand that sometimes patients can become self-conscious over “gummy smile” as it makes their teeth appear short. For this reason, and several general dental reasons, we are able to perform a crown lengthening.

Crown lengthening is the process of “lengthening” the crown of a tooth. In actuality, it is actually the process of removing gum tissue. This can be performed for patients with excess gum tissue or in the case where dental work needs to be performed underneath the gumline.

First, your doctor will make incisions to the gums to pull them back. In some cases, this is all that needs to be done to expose more of the teeth. In other cases, the bone tissue there holding the tooth in will also need to be removed. The gums are sterilized and then stitched into place. When a crown lengthening is performed, even if only one tooth needs to be worked on, several teeth in the area will also be lengthened so that the gum line can heal in a natural line.

If you are self-conscious about your “gummy smile” or are in need of dental work below the gumline, trust the professionals here at Ardas Family Dental in Parker, CO. To set up an appointment, call our office at (720) 459-8420 or visit Cosmetic Dentistry, Parker CO.