Gingival Contouring and Crown Lengthening can significantly improve the look of your smile.   Most people don't realize that when you see a beautifiul  smile that it is a combination of Color (mostly white),  shape, position and symmetry of the teeth and the level normally appearing gingival tissue.  Cosmetic dentistry involves looking at all these considerations and making the correct change to effect the most beautiful smile from the given situation.  Everyone has seen a GUMMY smile.  These are the obvious smiles that we notice. The not so obvious are the ones that with a liittle contouring can make a smile go from OK to stunning