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6 Tips For Managing and Overcoming Dental Anxiety

As a periodontal and dental implant practice in Dallas, we understand that many people experience anxiety when faced with the need for any kind of professional dental or oral healthcare. From routine cleanings to more invasive procedures, simply the idea of hands and tools poking and prodding around in your mouth can cause any level […]

Charles F. Orth, DDS/PA
Periodontics and Implants

6 Tips For Managing and Overcoming Dental Anxiety

Esthetic Crown Lengthening

If you feel that your teeth are too short and your smile is too "gummy" or that your gumline is uneven, covering too much of some teeth, while leaving others the right length, a simple cosmetic treatment might be just right for you. Your teeth probably are not "too short" at all. In fact, they are just the right length. You simply have too much gum tissue covering you teeth and hiding your smile. Esthetic crown lengthening surgery removes the excess gum tissue to expose more of the "crown" of the tooth.