{"id":625,"date":"2013-10-23T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T11:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/periocenter.gr\/dental-treatment\/periodontal-plastic-surgery\/elongation-cosmetic-mole.html"},"modified":"2015-11-20T20:50:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T20:50:06","slug":"elongation-cosmetic-mole","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/periocenter.gr\/en\/dental-treatment\/periodontal-plastic-surgery\/elongation-cosmetic-mole\/","title":{"rendered":"Esthetic Crown Lengthening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Aesthetic crown Lengthening or gum lift is a cosmetic dental procedure that raises and sculpts the gum line. This procedure involves reshaping the tissue and\/or underlying bones to create the appearance of longer or symmetrical teeth, thereby making the smile more aesthetically pleasing. This procedure is typically done to reduce excessively gummy smiles or to balance out an asymmetrical gum line. The procedure, also known as crown-lengthening, has historically been used to treat gum disease. It is only within the past three to five years that dentists have commonly used this procedure for aesthetic purposes. The practice of cosmetic gum lifts was first developed in the late 1980s, but there were few oral surgeons and dental practitioners available to perform the procedures. Gum lifts can also include bone shaping to reduce the prominence of the upper jaw and even out the tooth and gum ratio. This method provides permanent results, while simple gum contouring may result in relapse or regrowth of the gingiva.<br \/>\n<em>Elisa Mello, DDS, clinical assistant professor at New York University College of Dentistry and a partner in New York-based NYC Smile Design, notes in the January 18, 2006 issue of USA Today, that \u201cBy evening up the gum line, everything looks so much more in harmony, so much more pleasing.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Aesthetic crown Lengthening or gum lift is a cosmetic dental procedure that raises and sculpts the gum line. This procedure involves reshaping the tissue and\/or underlying bones to create the appearance of longer or symmetrical teeth, thereby making the smile more aesthetically pleasing. This procedure is typically done to reduce excessively gummy smiles or to balance out an asymmetrical gum line. The procedure, also known as crown-lengthening, has historically been used to treat gum disease. It is only within the past three to five years that dentists have commonly used this procedure for aesthetic purposes. The practice of cosmetic gum lifts was first developed in the late 1980s, but there were few oral surgeons and dental practitioners available to perform the procedures. Gum lifts can also include bone shaping to reduce the prominence of the upper jaw and even out the tooth and gum ratio. This method provides permanent results, while simple gum contouring may result in relapse or regrowth of the gingiva. Elisa Mello, DDS, clinical assistant professor at New York University College of Dentistry and a partner in New York-based NYC Smile Design, notes in the January 18, 2006 issue of USA Today, that \u201cBy evening up the gum line, everything looks so much more in harmony, so much more pleasing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":619,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-625","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Esthetic Crown Lengthening| Periodontist George Tasoulis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aesthetic crown Lengthening or gum lift is a cosmetic dental procedure that raises and sculpts the gum line.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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