The "crown" of a tooth is the part above the gums.  Sometimes, more of the tooth below the gums must be exposed to fill a cavity near the gumline or place a new crown on a broken tooth.  "Crown lengthening" provides more tooth structure for this to to be done.  This helps to ensure that the general dental procedure is successful and prevents gum irritation.

Procedure: Dr. Komarnyckyj administers a local anesthetic and gently recontours excess gum and bone tissue to expose more of your natural tooth.

A cavity is below the gum line preventing it from being filled easily.	Dr. Komarnyckyj gently opens the area.	He then contours the bone to lower the gum line.
He then contours theen lowered whichbone to lower the gum line.	The area has been closed up and now the cavity is exposed and can be filled.	The cavity has been filled and the procedure is done.