Crown Lengthening for Restorations

Crown Lengthening or tooth lengthening is completed to expose more of the tooth for the placement of restorations.

Crown lengthening is often recommended when restorations are needed where decay has developed under the gums, teeth have broken off, teeth are short from severe wear, or sometimes when teeth are just too short to allow a new restoration to stay in place.

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Before Crown Lengthening for Restorations

This patient had dark and discolored teeth with many deteriorating restorations in the back of the mouth. She was having new crowns placed and needed the teeth to be longer to hold the new restorations in place. The before photo shows her teeth as she presented and the after photo shows the teeth after crown lengthening with the new restorations in place.