Soft Tissue Recontouring - Haworth, NJ

Solea® Smile Contouring

How the Solea® cool cutting laser has changed dentistry

Your gums have a twofold purpose: protect the health of your teeth and beautifully frame your smile. However, too much gum tissue can do the exact opposite of what is intended. Often called a ‘gummy smile’, excessive gum tissue can make your teeth appear short, restrict your ability to have dental crowns placed, and even encourage harmful bacterial growth. At Gentle Dentistry, we offer soft tissue recontouring treatment utilizing modern Solea® laser dentistry. Dr. Andrew Spector has been performing Solea® laser dentistry for over 15 years and uses the newest, most advanced Solea® laser on the market today. Using this laser, soft tissue recontouring in Haworth, NJ, allows us to gently remove excess gum tissue to create a healthy, attractive balance between gums and teeth.

Advantages to Solea® Laser Soft Tissue Recontouring

Why Receive Smile Contouring

Improve Aesthetics of the Smile

Using our gentle Solea® laser, we are able to contour your gum line to either remove excess gum tissue or balance out an uneven gum line. By removing this extra tissue, your teeth will look longer and your smile more even with a proper gum-to-teeth ratio.

Improve Aesthetics of the Smile

Create a Healthy Oral Environment

When you have extra gum tissue covering your teeth, bacteria are more easily able to thrive and grow in pockets between the gums and teeth. This area is unreachable by traditional brushing and flossing and can lead to gum disease or cavities developing. By removing the extra tissue through soft tissue recontouring, we can access areas of concern to properly clean your teeth and prevent disease or decay.

Create a Healthy Oral Environment

Allow for Proper Dental Treatments

Having too much gum tissue can make it difficult to clean your teeth properly. Additionally, if you need dental treatments, like a CEREC® Crown or Invisalign® orthodontics, this extra tissue might get in the way of treatment. Removing and balancing out this tissue with Solea® laser dentistry will allow you to receive the correct level of care you need.

Allow for Proper Dental Treatments

Gentle Care Thanks to Advanced Laser Treatment

At Gentle Dentistry, soft tissue recontouring has been made much simpler thanks to Solea® laser dentistry. Traditionally, patients seeking a smile contouring would have to undergo a surgery involving scalpels and sutures to remove the tissue. With our minimally invasive laser dentistry approach, you have nothing to fear! The laser will gently remove the tissue without scalpels or sutures and with almost no pain. Most patients won’t even need anesthesia and can return to normal function within the day.