Periodontology
Periodontology is concerned with the curative and preventive treatment of diseased gums. Periodontology can also have an aesthetic role in the harmonization of the teeth.
-
Periodontal disease
-
Periodontal treatment
-
Periodontal maintenance
-
Aesthetic periodontology (gingival plasty)
Aesthetic periodontology (gingival plasty)
The gum has an important role in the aesthetics of the smile.
It allows to accompany and highlight the teeth.
The harmony of the smile will depend on the teeth, the gums and the balance between these two entities.
There is no code to the beauty of a smile, but there are a few rules to follow in order to obtain a harmonious result and that it is the teeth that are highlighted during the smile.
Thus, gingival plastic surgery is a facet of dentistry that will focus on balancing the gingival symmetry of a smile, and redefining the position of the smile’s gumline when necessary.
This involves a small gum surgery called Gingivectomy, which is nowadays performed in a minimally traumatic way using dental laser. The goal of this surgery is to reshape the gums around the bases of the teeth, and to redefine the gum line of the smile if desired. There are slight post-operative consequences to this type of surgery, which takes no more than 30 to 40 minutes to perform.
The gum has an important role in the aesthetics of the smile.
It allows to accompany and highlight the teeth.
The harmony of the smile will depend on the teeth, the gums and the balance between these two entities.
There is no code to the beauty of a smile, but there are a few rules to follow in order to obtain a harmonious result and that it is the teeth that are highlighted during the smile.
Thus, gingival plastic surgery is a facet of dentistry that will focus on balancing the gingival symmetry of a smile, and redefining the position of the smile’s gumline when necessary.
Example of a case of aesthetic rehabilitation of the smile where dental veneers and gingivectomy were performed.
In other cases, the gum may be missing in one area, for example following periodontitis or too much tooth brushing that traumatized the gum. Thus, gingival grafting solutions exist in order to restore the missing gum by a small removal of gum from the palate. The gum removed from the palate will heal and reform completely within a few weeks.
Sometimes, gum grafting will have preventive purposes, simply when the gum tissue around a tooth or an implant is too thin and tends to sink. It is important to diagnose the need for this type of graft as soon as possible so that the surgical procedure is as simple as possible.