Surgical
crown lengthening Decay, fractured teeth and replacement
of missing fillings may lead to an inadequate amount
of healthy tooth structure exposure for proper crown
(cap) retention. Altered tooth eruption patterns may
also leave short teeth that can seriously compromise
the esthetic appearance. Surgical crown lengthening is
a procedure that exposes healthy tooth structure into
the mouth facilitating adequate retention for a new crown
or establishment of an esthetic gingival architecture.
