CROWN LENGTHENING Why would I need crown lengthening? Crown lengthening is usually performed to improve the health of the gum tissue, prepare the mouth for a procedure, or correct a “gummy smile”. A “gummy smile” is used to describe an instance where teeth are covered with excess gum tissue resulting in a less esthetically-pleasing smile. The procedure involves reshaping or recontouring the gum…
Enhances Your Smile With Cosmetic Periodontal Plastic Surgery Cosmetic Crown Lengthening Surgery Patients with short teeth are often self-conscious and do not smile freely in an unconscious attempt to hide their smile. Although they think that their teeth are short, excess gum tissue or bone growth distort the “true” length of the tooth crowns so that your teeth appear very…
Before Gum Recession Initial Healing 10 days After Gum Grafting Before Gum Recession Healing 3 Months After Gum Grafting Before Gum Recession Healing 3 Months After Gum Grafting Before Uneven Smile from Cum Recession Smile Enhancement after root coverage gum grafts Gum Recession Growth factors and Collagen Gum graft Before Cum Recession on 4 Teeth Repair with Growth Factors &…
Soft Tissue Grafting for Coverage of Exposed Tooth Roots with Progressive Gum Recession Both teeth and implants are best maintained when they are in healthy gum tissues. In the past, poor gums were considered untreatable and were blamed as the cause for the failure of complicated dental restorations. Today, Dr. Kroum Dimitrov utilizes the most advanced techniques to reconstruct the…
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a relatively new method of treatment for selected deformities and defects of the jaw and skull. Although it was first used in 1903, in the 1950’s the Russian orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Gabriel Ilizarov, slowly perfected the surgical and postoperative management of distraction osteogenesis treatment to correct deformities and repair defects in the arms and legs. His work went…
Cleft Lip During early pregnancy separate areas of a child’s face develop individually and then join together, including the left and right sides of the roof of the mouth and lips. However, if the sections don’t meet the result is a cleft. If the separation occurs in the upper lip, the child is said to have a cleft lip. A completely…
The Restorative Properties of Stem Cells Stem cells are unique because they drive the natural healing process throughout your life. Stem cells are different from other cells in the body because they regenerate and produce specialized cell types. They heal and restore skin, bones, cartilage, muscles, nerves and other tissues when injured. As a result, amazing new medical treatments are…
The inside of the mouth is normally lined with a special type of skin (mucosa) that is smooth and coral pink in color. Any alteration in this appearance could be a warning sign for a pathological process. The most serious of these is oral cancer. The following can be signs at the beginning of a pathological process or cancerous growth: These…
The preparation of your mouth before the placement of a prosthesis is referred to as pre-prosthetic surgery. Some patients require minor oral surgical procedures before receiving a partial or complete denture in order to ensure the maximum level of comfort. A denture sits on the bone ridge, so it is very important that the bone is the proper shape and size. If…