Gum Contouring

Sometimes your smile can be effected by the shape and contour of your gums. By using a special dental laser at our Austin dentist office, Dr. Winters can sculpt the tissue to match the other side or correct a problem. The laser allows for no bleeding and quick, typically painless healing. Much different than the conventional way of doing it with a scalpel and incisions.

These are not long, involved procedures. The time Dr. Winters spends reshaping your gums depends on how many teeth he is addressing. By using diode lasers for these treatments, the entire process is much quicker than the former surgical method.

There is very little discomfort associated with this procedure. I relate it to the feeling of a pizza burn on your gums, kind of a raw.

There is very little recovery with the laser gum shaping procedure. Maybe some Tylenol and just leaving the area alone for a couple of days and that’s all there is to it.

The cost is all relative to the individual situation, but typically gum reshaping and gum contouring treatment costs only a few hundred dollars at our practice in Austin, TX.

Anyone who does not have active gum disease can be a candidate for Gum Shaping.

When comparing laser gum contouring and the traditional surgical method, there is very little risk involved with the laser procedure. Compare this to the bleeding and vastly higher risk of infection involved with scalpel contouring. The laser energy provides a precise cut, cauterizes the tissue instantly to minimize bleeding, and makes the procedure relatively simple.