{"id":1003,"date":"2026-06-29T21:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/conseils\/crown-lengthening-saving-a-damaged-tooth\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:04:33","slug":"crown-lengthening-saving-damaged-tooth","status":"publish","type":"conseil","link":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/advice\/crown-lengthening-saving-damaged-tooth\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown lengthening: saving a damaged tooth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crown lengthening is a minor surgical procedure that saves a tooth whose decay or old restoration extends below the gum line. By lowering the gum level slightly, the whole area becomes reachable with a toothbrush and a perfectly sealed restoration can be placed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why have crown lengthening?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When <strong>deep decay<\/strong> attacks the side of a tooth and runs below the gum line, a proper seal is impossible: saliva and bacteria will keep getting in. Without treatment, the tooth cannot be saved properly.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Crown lengthening involves lowering the level of the gum and bone slightly so that the entire circumference of the tooth becomes accessible.<\/p><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is it indicated?<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Deep decay<\/strong> extending below the gum line.<\/li><li>Decay under an <strong>old crown<\/strong> that no longer seals properly.<\/li><li>An old restoration whose margins no longer close perfectly.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The benefits after the procedure<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once crown lengthening has been carried out, the whole area is reachable with a toothbrush again. The margin of the new restoration (ceramic, metal or economy crown, with a reinforcing post if needed) is <strong>perfectly sealed<\/strong>, which is what makes it last.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top:30px\">\n<h3>Further reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/restauration-dents\/crowns-and-bridges\/\">our crowns and bridges<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/treatments\/gum-surgery\/\">gum surgery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When decay runs below the gum line, crown lengthening raises the level again so a perfectly sealed restoration can be placed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1004,"template":"","conseil_cat":[25],"class_list":["post-1003","conseil","type-conseil","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","conseil_cat-general-dentistry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil\/1003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/conseil"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"conseil_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oracleblog.mediweb.link\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil_cat?post=1003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}