Dark gums | Treatment for Dark gums | Restoring Dark Gums

This case highlights a common and difficult problem with old crowns and dark root-filled teeth.

This is the dark grey discolouration that is seen around the edges of the teeth and the blue-grey
discolouration of the gums.

Also in this case the central incisors were excessively wide relative to the other teeth and the gum line high due to recession..

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Before	After

The superb result was achieved with a combination of immediate implants and gum grafting to thicken the soft tissues and also bonding composite on the lateral incisors to broaden them and thereby allowing us to create a more harmonious result with better tooth proportions. We have also corrected the gum recession and created a more pleasing overall aesthetic outcome. A beautiful result!