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Open Wide and Say…'Contour!?'
by Deborah Southard
Here's how your dentist can get rid of that lopsided smile print article     
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Sarah, from Rocky Hill, Connecticut was having a difficult time looking herself in the mirror each morning. She had just had her braces taken off, and for some unknown reason, her teeth protruded so that there was a gap between her upper and lower teeth when she smiled. "I was a mess," she says. So she decided to see a cosmetic dentist. He managed to create a dazzling smile that Sarah raves about to this day. How did he do it? Well, a little gum contouring and veneer work can go a long way.

Gum contouring is used to remove excessive tissue from the gum line and is usually done in conjunction with veneers or another whitening procedure. If your gums overpower your smile and it looks like you never lost your baby teeth, or if your gum line is asymmetrical - making your smile lopsided - this could be the procedure for you.