Gum-Lifts Brisbane
A Gum Lift involves lifting the height of the gums.
Gum-lifts are used to remove excess growth of Gum Tissue changing a square tooth to a rectangular tooth. This treatment is for a Gummy smile reduction (often in conjunction with Porcelain Veneers). The function is to expose hidden, healthy teeth to assist in rebuilding the tooth.
A Gum-lift adjusts the Gum-line to improve the appearance of the gum, tooth and smile.
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About Gum-Lift Treatment
The Gums are numbed and then the gum-bone is adjusted to the improved shape using an Electrosurgical Unit, Laser or Micro-surgical Blade. Sutures may be placed and care is taken over the duration of healing.
Gum-lift areas should heal to normal appearing and stable gum-lines within a 1-2 week period.
Gumlift procedures are perfomed using Local Anaesthetic. They are painless. Following the Local Anaesthetic, the procedure involves a Laser or Electro-surgical unit, along with a piezo-sonic instrument and recovery is quick.
Gum-Lift Results
Gummy smiles are characterised by short, square teeth with excessive upper gums displayed when smiling.
Quite often people can perceive that their smile is unbalanced or shows too much gum or their teeth appear to be too short. This imbalance can be associated with imbalance of gumline levels on individual or all teeth. If the display of gums occurs when smiling, a “gumlift” (minor gingival tissue recontouring procedure) can be undertaken to create increased tooth length and a balanced tooth and gum display.
After Gum-lift there will be less gum-line displayed in the smile and teeth length ratio to width should become more appealing with a rectangular length to width ratio. View our Gum-lift before and after photos to see expected results.
Any invasive or surgical procedure has risks. Before proceeding, you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. No dental treatment is suitable for each and every patient. Dentists will only provide care which is suitable to the individual. Patients of Brisbane Smiles must complete examination and consultation appointments to deem suitability for procedures and full informed consent be given by the patient. Photos shown on this website are actual patients. Photos are for general purposes and individual results will vary.