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Laser Gum Recontouring Downtown Nashville, TN

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Nashville • Expert Integrative Dentistry • Functional & Biological Care • Prepless Veneers & Dental Facelifts • TMJ, Bite & Airway Focus • Anxiety-Friendly • Advanced & 3D Technology • Conservative, Enamel-Sparing Restorations • Nashville • Expert Integrative Dentistry • Functional & Biological Care • Prepless Veneers & Dental Facelifts • TMJ, Bite & Airway Focus • Anxiety-Friendly • Advanced & 3D Technology • Conservative, Enamel-Sparing Restorations •

Is “gum reshaping” right for you?

Another minimally invasive way that Downtown Dental’s cosmetic team can improve your smile is through laser gum contouring or a “gum lift”. Teeth that appear too short can give your smile a juvenile appearance. Gum contouring allows the patient to have longer, more sophisticated looking teeth. It can also correct the appearance of crooked teeth and an uneven gum line.

An easy and painless procedure, laser gum contouring can remove a small, strategic amount of tissue at the gum line. Patients with thin enamel can usually expect sensitivity during the gum contouring procedure, but the laser ensures little or no bleeding.

The first step to gum contouring is an x-ray, which allows Dr. Clark to see if your tooth structure is intact. If the pulp (the tissue in your tooth) is not intact, tooth sensitivity may occur.  After 3D digital x-rays, Dr. Clark marks the gums to guide him while he uses the laser. Consulting an experienced cosmetic dentist will help you decide if laser gum contouring will achieve the results you want.

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Why Us

Our team has decades of experience in modern functional dentistry, combining advance diagnostics with integrative care to solve dental "mysteries" and create predictable results.

Comprehensive Health + Beauty

We connect overall health ↔ dental health, and design smiles that fit your face (not just your teeth).
Meaning: Looks you love and a mouth that stays healthy.

Conservative by Design

Protecting your natural tooth first and pursuing root-cause, natural fixes – diet, remineralization, balancing bite force, retraining habits (myofunction), supporting sleep, laser therapies – before drilling, drugs, or quick patches.
Meaning: Less tooth removal, fewer medications, and results that last.

Everything Connected. All Here.

One team practicing connective healthcare – seeing the big picture and delivering outcomes: fewer surprises, faster answers, healthier gums and fewer cavities, a stable bite with less pain, better sleep and energy, a confident natural smile, beautiful facial structure, and kids who grow and breathe better.
Meaning: Clarity and ease – integrative, whole-picture care from one team.

Tech That Proves It

3D CBCT, digital smile design, digital bite mapping, 3D printing, lasers, and in-mouth photos/scans so you can see the why.
Meaning: From confusion to clarity, more comfort, predictable results.

Health and beauty go hand in hand

Every detail is planned to preserve natural tooth structure and create results that look and feel authentic.

Conservative by design

Keep more natural tooth for stronger long-term results.

Strong, Beautiful, Lasting

We plan for both, so your smile looks natural and
lasts.

Prove the plan

Digital smile previews, bite maps, and printed guides mean fewer
surprises.

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Services

Prevention, Gum Health & Comfort

  • Cleanings & Gum Health: Gentle hygiene with laser therapy options to limit antibiotics.
  • Cavity Care: Conservative fillings/onlays that save healthy tooth.
  • Sensitivity & Emergency Relief: Same-day when possible.
  • Cold Sore & Ulcer Laser Treatment: Laser care for herpetic lesions/aphthous ulcers to reduce pain and speed healing.
  • Risk & Habits Review: Diet, saliva, myofunction, and mouth-breathing that elevate cavity/gum risk.
  • Homecare Plan: Simple, sustainable changes with measurable impact.

Restorative & Missing Teeth Replacement 

  • Conservative Cavity Care: Small, tooth-colored fillings that remove as little enamel as possible so your teeth last longer.
  • Inlays & Onlays First: Bonded inlays/onlays as our go-to over crowns, preserving far more natural tooth structure.
  • Enamel-Sparing Crowns: When crowns are truly needed, we design them to leave up to 50% more natural enamel than typical approaches.
  • Save-Your-Teeth Reconstruction: In severe wear or erosion, we rebuild and stabilize teeth that many offices would extract for full-arch implants, often avoiding full-mouth removal.
  • Full-Arch Implants When Needed: All-on-X-style implant solutions for cases that genuinely require extractions-never a one-size-fits-all default.
  • Bite-Tuned, Long-Lasting Results: Every restoration is calibrated to your bite to reduce fractures and the cycle of redoing dentistry every few years.

Bite, TMJ & Myofunction

  • Digital Bite Mapping & Calibration: Measure contacts and timing to stop chips, cracks, and “high” crowns.
  • Custom Day/Night Appliances: Designed to your ideal joint/muscle balance (beyond generic guards).
  • Myofunctional Therapy: Retrain tongue, lips, and breathing to reduce clenching, improve stability, and lower cavity/gum risk.
  • TMJ Care (Non-Surgical): Joint, muscles, teeth, airway/sleep, and posture considered together.

Airway, Sleep & Myofunction

  • Screening for Mouth-Breathing/Apnea: Identify sleep contributors to inflammation, decay, and grinding.
  • Oral Appliances and Myofunctional Therapy for Sleep Apnea: Plus collaboration with sleep/ENT partners.
  • Tongue-Tie Release (Frenectomy): When indicated, to support nasal breathing, speech, and oral function.

Orthodontics & Alignment (Adults & Teens)

  • Clear Aligners/Orthodontics: Improve alignment and function, timed to health and airway needs.
  • Relapse & Retention Planning: Stabilize muscles and bite so results last.

Kids & Growing Smiles

  • Early Growth & Airway Evaluation — Age-appropriate screening for nasal breathing, tongue posture, crowding, and sleep-related issues.
  • Myofunctional Support (Early Intervention) — Train healthy habits (nasal breathing, tongue posture, lip seal, chewing/swallow) to guide growth and reduce future problems.
  • Guided Orthodontics — When needed, we time orthodontic treatment to growth to expand space, correct crowding, and help them catch up if development is behind.
  • One Team, Clear Roadmap — We coordinate with parents on what to do now, what to watch, and when to act next.

Cosmetic & Facial Aesthetics

  • Prepless, conservative veneers: Transform your smile while preserving your natural enamel whenever possible.
  • Facially driven smile design & previews: Plan your smile around your face, lips, and profile-and use digital mockups/temporaries to try out your new look before anything is permanent.
  • Non-surgical "dental facelift": Improve facial support, fullness, and symmetry through thoughtful changes in bite and tooth position.
  • Additive cosmetic bonding: Repair chips and reshape worn edges without aggressive drilling.
  • Whitening & color harmony: Professional whitening and shade-matching that works with your natural teeth and restorations.
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Working Hours

Ready to stop by? View Downtown Dental’s office hours below.
Monday7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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