Gum Therapy

Gum Therapy (or Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)) – is the most effective way to treat gum disease. During SRP, we cleans between the gums and teeth, down to the root. We  may need to use local anesthetic to numb the gums and the roots of your teeth while the procedure is performed. It is important that individuals with gum (periodontal) disease have this procedure done.

Many people will have bleeding gums foul smell, foul breath, salty taste, foul discharge from the gums. Most commonly the redness of the gum with bleeding and discharge will lead to early mobility of teeth. Commonly these type of condition to be seen in patient with poor oral hygiene. This is a major disaster as people will tend to loose multiple teeth early at their age. Hence in SMAAVINS the (SRP) gum therapy for our patients. We do scaling, root planning, bone grafting procedure, gum surgery (flap surgery), splinting to prevent tooth mobility and protect the gums of our patients.

How it Happens?

Teeth normally erupt through the gums during childhood and continue development until early adulthood, shrinking back from the tooth until stabilizing in place.

This typically produces a crown length of about 10 mm, with a “width to length” ratio of about 75-85%. But variations can produce differences in the relationship between teeth and gums and the width to length ratio of the teeth. The teeth may appear shorter and the gums more prominent. Worn teeth, caused by aging or grinding habits, may also appear shorter.

Problems of Gummy smile?

If tooth to gum proportionality is normal, then the cause may be upper lip movement. When we smile, muscles cause our lips to retract 6-8 mm from the lip’s resting position. If the amount of movement is greater (meaning the lip is hypermobile), it may show too much of the gums. The upper jaw can also extend too far forward and cause the gums to appear too prominent.

 How to improve Gummy smile?

There are a number of ways to improve gummy smiles, depending on the cause. Periodontal plastic surgery known as crown lengthening removes and reshapes excess gum tissue to reveal more of the tooth. Lip hypermobility can be reduced with Botox injections (to paralyze the muscles) or in some cases with surgery to reposition the muscle attachments.

Orthognathic surgery can be used to surgically reposition an overextended upper jaw. Other cosmetic enhancements such as orthodontics, bonding or porcelain restorations can also prove effective.

The first step is to obtain an accurate diagnosis for your gummy smile from leading dental and cosmetic smaavins hospital. From there, we can devise the best treatment approach to bring your smile back into a more attractive proportion.

Many people will have bleeding gums foul smell, foul breath, salty taste, foul discharge from the gums. Most commonly the redness of the gum with bleeding and discharge will lead to early mobility of teeth. Commonly these type of condition to be seen in patient with poor oral hygiene. This is a major disaster as people will tend to loose multiple teeth early at their age. Hence in SMAAVINS the (SRP) gum therapy for our patients. We do scaling, root planning, bone grafting procedure, gum surgery (flap surgery), splinting to prevent tooth mobility and protect the gums of our patients.

Gum disease (also called periodontal disease) is an infection of the tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth. It is a major cause of tooth loss in adults. Because gum disease is usually painless, you may not know you have it.