A cost guide, not a clinic

What we publish

Two things: planning ranges for crown lengthening and a directory of periodontal practices compiled from public business data. The cost content explains the procedure, the fee components and the insurance mechanics behind a quote. The directory lists practices that publish a street address and a phone number, so you can check whether one is near you.

How the cost ranges are built

Ranges reflect publicly reported US fee ranges for periodontal surgery and the structure of typical periodontal quotes. They are deliberately broad because the procedure is not one product: a gum-only reshape on one tooth and an aesthetic case across six upper teeth are different operations with different fees.

We do not publish a single "average" that hides that variation, and we do not invent state-level averages. A number that looks precise but has no sample behind it is worse than a range. Every cost page labels the range as a planning figure and says what it excludes.

How the directory is compiled

Listings come from public business data: practice name, street address, city, state, ZIP, phone number, website and coordinates. A practice is published only when a name, a street address and a phone number are present. Service tags describe the practice's periodontal scope, not a confirmed appointment menu.

We do not write reviews, invent ratings or claim that a listing is an endorsement. If a listing is wrong, email hello@crownlengtheningcost.com and we will correct or remove it.

What we do not do

• We do not diagnose gum disease or recommend a specific treatment.
• We do not quote a practice's fees for it.
• We do not sell directory placement or rank practices by payment.
• We do not collect reviews or publish patient testimonials.

Editorial team

Content is written by the Crown Lengthening Cost Guide Editorial Team and edited byMaya Ellison, Health Editor. We are writers and researchers, not clinicians. Every clinical claim is referenced to a published source — the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Periodontology, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, the NHS, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research or a peer-reviewed paper — and the source list appears at the bottom of each guide.

Read the editorial policy for how corrections and updates are handled.