Durga Dental Care & Research Centre

Crown lengthening is a surgical procedure performed to expose a greater height of tooth structure by removing some of gums and/or bone around the neck of tooth.

When one needs to undergo crown lengthening procedure?

• Height of the tooth is less than required for retention of a crown.
• There is no ferrule achievable for a crown in badly broken down endodontically treated teeth.
• Sub gingival caries that need to be restored with composite.
• Fractured tooth near the gum line.
• During smile designing therapy, when we have to improve the symmetry, shape and zenith of gum tissue.
• Gummy smile, when the primary reason is incomplete eruption of teeth.
• Cases requiring resective periodontal therapy, when we establish a cleanable, healthy periodontal tissue.
• To restore the height- width ratio of teeth as per golden ratio.

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