Here's a case where I did osseous crown lengthening with the Hoya VersaWave Erbium laser. Only about a 1mm sulcus to begin with, probably altered active eruption where the bone is right at the CEJ. Diode alone would not have gotten the result we want here. I love the photo of half and half. Really shows what we can accomplish.
Probes show the zero sulcus after the gingivectomy, then a 3mm sulcus after bone removal. All done with no flap. Post op is about 3 weeks, not totally healed. We'll be doing very conservative veneers after tissue maturation.
Patient is thrilled! This is a very fun case.
I've only done a few of these, so feedback from more experienced docs is welcome.
John Highsmith DDS
Clyde NC
LVI Clinical Instructor
AACD Accredited dentist
Diplomate, ICOI
Fellow, Misch Implant Institute
Probes show the zero sulcus after the gingivectomy, then a 3mm sulcus after bone removal. All done with no flap. Post op is about 3 weeks, not totally healed. We'll be doing very conservative veneers after tissue maturation.
Patient is thrilled! This is a very fun case.
I've only done a few of these, so feedback from more experienced docs is welcome.
John Highsmith DDS
Clyde NC
LVI Clinical Instructor
AACD Accredited dentist
Diplomate, ICOI
Fellow, Misch Implant Institute
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