Gum Line Alignment in Fraserburgh
Helping you achieve an even, natural smile!
Gum Line Alignment
An uneven gum line can affect both the look and health of your smile. When the gums sit too high or too low on the teeth, they can make your smile appear “gummy” or cause the teeth to look longer than they should. This imbalance may also make cleaning harder, leading to plaque build-up, bleeding gums, or tooth sensitivity. Gum line alignment at Fraserburgh Dental Care gently reshapes the gums to create a more even, natural contour, improving both facial aesthetics and oral hygiene for long-term dental health.
Your Treatment Explained
Gum alignment surgery is a cosmetic and functional procedure that corrects an uneven gum line to enhance appearance and oral health. Whether the concern is excessive gum tissue creating a ‘gummy smile’ or gum recession exposing too much of the tooth, this treatment restores balance and harmony to the smile. For those with extra gum covering the teeth, reshaping can reveal more of the tooth’s natural length, improving aesthetics. In cases of receding gums, gum grafting helps replace lost tissue, protect the tooth roots, and support overall gum health for a stronger, healthier smile.
Who Can Get Gum Line Alignment?
This treatment is suitable for those with:
- Gummy smiles or gum tissue that is excessively visible
- Gum recession from ageing, harsh brushing, or poor oral care
- Excess gum tissue makes brushing, flossing, or placing fillings, dental crowns, veneers, or fixed braces difficult
- Uneven gum lines resulting from genetics, orthodontic treatment, or hormonal changes
Fraserburgh Dental Care welcomes patients from Fraserburgh and nearby areas, including Peterhead, Mintlaw, Banff, Strichen, Turriff, Ellon, Stuartfield, New Deer, Rosehearty, Inverallochy, and New Pitsligo.
Factors Behind Misaligned Gums
Various factors can lead to uneven gums. Genetics play a role, as an uneven gum line can be inherited from parents or close family members. Other causes include inflammation from fixed braces, hormonal changes, aggressive brushing, gum infections, and weak muscle attachments. High frenums—the tissues connecting the lips to the gums—can also create tension, pulling the gums and resulting in an irregular or asymmetrical gum line. These factors may affect both the appearance and health of the gums.
Exploring Your Treatment Options
- Gum surgery
- It is a traditional approach used to remove excess gum tissue or correct mildly gummy smiles, with recovery typically lasting a few days to a week.
- Gum grafting
- For receding gums, gum grafting rebuilds lost tissue, restores a balanced gum line, and improves overall gum health and protection.
Why Choose Gum Line Alignment?
Balanced smile and improved oral hygiene
A well-shaped, even gum line boosts confidence and makes oral care more effective.
Comfortable and simple treatment
This innovative treatment corrects gummy smiles quickly without pain or lengthy recovery time.
Lasting outcome
Regular care and dental check-ups allow the gum line correction to remain intact and natural-looking for many years.
See the Results for Yourself
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Frequently Asked Questions
Take a look at the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about this treatment below:
How long does it take to heal after gum contouring?
Most people recover within a few days to a week. Sticking to soft foods and carefully following aftercare tips helps speed up healing and keeps discomfort to a minimum.
Are there any side effects of gum contouring?
Some mild swelling, tenderness, or sensitivity may appear right after the treatment but usually settles within hours. Good oral hygiene and care reduce the chances of infection or prolonged discomfort.
Does gum contouring hurt?
Not at all. The area is numbed with local anaesthesia, making the process painless. Any slight soreness afterwards is easily managed with mild painkillers and proper care.
The Treatment Journey
Every patient’s journey is different, but here’s what to expect during treatment at Fraserburgh Dental Care.
Initial Consultation
We carefully examine your gum line to determine the cause of irregularities and develop a personalised treatment plan to reshape and improve the gum line.
Procedure
Following your tailored plan, we will schedule the procedure at a suitable time for you. Local anaesthesia will ensure your treatment is comfortable from start to finish.
Post-Treatment Care
We guide you on effective gum care routines to promote quicker healing and maintain healthy, well-shaped gums for lasting results.
1 Initial consultation
We carefully examine your gum line to determine the cause of irregularities and develop a personalised treatment plan to reshape and improve the gum line.
2 Procedure
Following your tailored plan, we will schedule the procedure at a suitable time for you. Local anaesthesia will ensure your treatment is comfortable from start to finish.
3 Post-Treatment Care
We guide you on effective gum care routines to promote quicker healing and maintain healthy, well-shaped gums for lasting results.
Suffering from a gummy smile or noticing gum recession?
There’s no need to worry. Get in touch with us at Fraserburgh Dental Care and discover how gum line alignment in Fraserburgh can help restore your smile!
Other Treatments We Offer
Root Canal Treatment
While a simple filling can often resolve broken or decayed teeth, sometimes, when the problem has reached the pulp or nerve of the tooth, root canal treatment is necessary.
First, we will remove the damaged or infected nerve before cleansing and shaping the inner canal to prevent reinfection and then sealing fully. Once the endodontic treatment has been carried out a crown, usually gold or porcelain, may be used to cover a tooth that has a large opening after root canal therapy.
Dental Hygiene
Our experienced hygienists have a keen focus on providing first class dental hygiene to keep your teeth and gums healthy and gum disease free.
We believe that prevention is key and we will work with you to help formulate a customised oral hygiene plan to suit your mouth and lifestyle. We recommend that all of our patients attend regular hygiene appointments and dental checkups to keep their smiles healthy.
Teeth Whitening
Your smile is important. It’s one of the first things you notice when you meet someone. A whiter, brighter smile is beautiful – it can help you feel better about yourself and make a memorable impression.
Your lifestyle and the aging process can stain and darken your teeth. Many things we do on a regular basis can contribute to stained teeth, such as drinking coffee, tea, cola and red wine or smoking.
Dentures
Dentures are a removable option for replacing missing teeth. They can be particularly useful when there is extensive loss of bone support or when multiple teeth are missing. In addition to tooth replacement, dentures can also give support and structure to soft tissues of the cheek and lips, while restoring dental form and function. Our skilled dental technicians will construct the dentures in the laboratory based on our prescription.
