Visualize someone with a beautiful smile. Describe what you see. You likely noted their white, straight, perfect teeth. What you might have overlooked was the part of the smile that holds it all together – the gums! Gums can turn a good smile into a bad one if they form an asymmetrical gum line or are so large that they create a “gummy-looking smile” and overshadow your teeth.

Thanks to cosmetic dentistry, that gummy mess can be transformed into smiling success! Gum lifts can reshape the gum tissue and underlying bone to create larger, more symmetrical teeth. This procedure can be used to reduce a gummy smile, lengthen the appearance of teeth, and balance out your smile.

Gum lifts were originally used to treat gum disease. During the past decade dentists discovered the aesthetic value and began offering it as a cosmetic dentistry treatment. The realization that this procedure can add visual harmony to a smile has been beneficial for patients across the globe. Find a local cosmetic dentist today and ask how a gum lift can give you the smile you have always wanted.