Gum Recontouring

Springfield, Holyoke, Longmeadow, and Wilbraham, MA Laser Dentist

Healthy gums are an important part of your overall oral health, but that does not mean that you want your gums to be a prominent part of your smile. When the gum line extends too far onto your teeth, your teeth can appear short and even misshapen. With the laser dentists at Baystate Dental, there is no need to hide your beautiful teeth behind a “gummy smile.” Laser dentistry technology has made gum recontouring quicker, safer, and much less painful than procedures of the past.

Laser gum recontouring is done in a single visit. We can apply it to one tooth’s gum tissue or several, depending on what is needed. There is no need for concern about an unsteady hand as in the old scalpel method of gum recontouring. You can leave our office with your gummy smile a thing of the past and your new smile smooth and even.

Benefits of Our Dental Laser

Soft tissue lasers have replaced scalpels (knives) for gum recontouring. Scalpels were quite painful and caused much bleeding, but our soft tissue laser is virtually painless and more precise. There are many kinds of laser and medical lasers are designed to be cool enough not to burn any tissue.

The laser works by breaking the molecular bonds in the unwanted gum tissue, and this vaporizes the tissue. There are no incisions and therefore no scars. The laser works quickly and virtually eliminates bleeding by sealing the tissue as it goes. This also sharply reduces any risk of infection.

Laser gum recontouring is proven to be a safe and highly effective way to enhance your smile. Your teeth are not harmed during the procedure and our experienced dentists can set the laser to exact specifications that achieve your desired result.

For a short while after the procedure, you may have slightly swollen gums and some tenderness, but this will subside in a few days.

If you are tired of flashing a gummy smile in photographs and everyday life, please contact our laser dentists at Baystate Dental for an initial gum recontouring consultation. We have offices in East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Wilbraham, West Springfield and Springfield, MA to serve you.