Crown lengthening in Eatontown, NJ

Why Eatontown patients choose Seaview Dental for crown lengthening

• Two purposes, one procedure. Corrects a gummy smile or prepares a damaged tooth for restoration.
• Precisely reshaped. Only the tissue that needs to move, moves.
• Coordinated with your bigger plan. Often a first step before a crown or veneer.

Cosmetic vs. functional crown lengthening

Cosmetic crown lengthening addresses a gummy smile, where excess gum tissue covers more of the tooth than proportionate, making teeth look short or the smile look gum-heavy; reshaping the gumline reveals more natural tooth structure for a more balanced smile.

Functional crown lengthening solves a structural problem: when a tooth is broken, decayed, or fractured below the existing gumline, there is not enough exposed tooth surface for a crown or filling to properly grip and seal, so gum and sometimes a small amount of bone must be reshaped to expose sound tooth structure before restorative work can proceed. Both use the same underlying procedure, the difference is the goal, appearance versus making a tooth restorable at all.

Is this right for you?

• You have a gummy smile you would like corrected
• A tooth is broken below the gumline
• You are preparing for a crown or veneer that needs more tooth exposed

Serving Monmouth & Ocean Counties from Eatontown

Seaview Dental is located at 286 Highway 35 in Eatontown, convenient to communities throughout Monmouth & Ocean Counties. We welcome patients from Eatontown, Tinton Falls, Long Branch, Shrewsbury, Asbury Park, West Long Branch, Little Silver, Oceanport, Point Pleasant, Brick, Lakewood, Toms River, and surrounding communities for crown lengthening and every other service we offer.