Crown Lengthening As An Aesthetic Procedure: A Case Report
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Description
Maintaining a healthy periodontium around teeth is essential for regular functioning and aesthetics. Crown lengthening is a procedure that is attempted in order to improve both functioning as well as aesthetics. The procedure that will be employed for crown lengthening requires a sound knowledge of biologic width which has to be appropriately maintained under all circumstances. The ideal situation for the periodontium is localizing the filling/ prosthesis supragingivally, which is at least 3 mm from the alveolar process ridge. The gingival margin may be at times uneven and can hamper any other aesthetic procedure. Crown lengthening can be used to attain contoured gingival margin maintaining the biologic width.
This case report aims to present a case where in uneven gingival margins were corrected through crown lengthening by means of gingivectomy prior to veneering in order to obtain a satisfactory result.
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