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A new patient, 25 year old female presents to my office for exam and restorative.
Treatment with consist of laser gingivectomies to treat the delayed passive eruption involving teeth #8,9,10,11.
Only psuedo-pockets 3mm on Facials, will remove less than 2mm per tooth will not affect biologic width.
Gingivoplasty to gain proper tissue contours and a Maxillary frenectomy to prevent any future recession.
The PerioLase free running, pulsed Nd:YAG laser will be used for all procedures.
Settings of 3.0W 20 Hz 150usec for GV ans plasties
3.0W 50Hz 150usec for frenectomy
Done using LA, infiltration of 4%Citanest and 2% Carbocaine w/ 1/20,000 LevoPhotos immediately after Tx
No sutures. no packing, only saline rinses and Motrin
Return in 2 weeks
Will post 4 week follows, next week.
Simple 1/2 hour procedure to completely change her smile.
No one had ever suggested the change.
She is happy. A happy new patient is always a good thing.Jeff
(Edited by Benchwmer at 4:06 pm on Feb. 29, 2004)
Post-op at 4 weeks:
Note: Healing, knife-edge gingival contours
Before and after photos:
After
Before
Jeff
(Edited by Benchwmer at 12:04 pm on Mar. 7, 2004)
(Edited by Benchwmer at 12:07 pm on Mar. 7, 2004)