Patients who have a high lip line, expose a wide zone of gingival tissue and may complain about their “gummy smile”. Moreover, there are patients with teeth that appear short, or have excess gum tissue covering their teeth. For these cases, crown lengthening is performed in order to improve the esthetics as well as the function of the teeth. The purpose of the Crown lengthening surgery is to re-shape the excess gum and bone tissue resulting in a more natural dentition that shows more tooth material.

Crown lengthening can similarly be performed in cases where teeth are decayed, fractured or inadequate tooth structure occurs in teeth below the gum line. In these cases, crown lengthening is done to adjusts the gum and bone level in order to expose more of the tooth so it can be restored