Editorial policy
How this site is written
The rules below apply to every page: how sources are chosen, how cost numbers are labelled, how corrections are handled and how advertising is separated from editorial.
1. Clinical sourcing
Clinical statements are referenced to a named, publicly accessible source. The preferred sources are the American Dental Association (including MouthHealthy), the American Academy of Periodontology, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, the NHS, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, and peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed. Each guide lists its sources at the bottom.
We do not cite a source we have not read, and we do not use a commercial clinic blog as the sole support for a clinical claim. Where evidence is uncertain, the article says so instead of presenting a confident number.
2. Cost figures
Cost content uses planning ranges, not quotes. A range is labelled with what it includes and what it excludes. We do not publish a state or city "average" unless we hold a sample large enough to support it; the directory is offered as a way to collect local quotes, not as a price index.
3. Reviewers and bylines
Articles carry the byline "Crown Lengthening Cost Guide Editorial Team" and are edited byMaya Ellison, Health Editor. Maya is an editor, not a clinician: she has spent 12 years editing patient-education content, and every medical claim is checked against published guidance from the ADA, AAP, AAO, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and the NHS. We do not invent a dentist, a clinical reviewer or a credential. If a licensed clinician reviews a page in future, the page will name that person and state what they reviewed.
4. Directory listings
Listings are compiled from public business data. A listing is not an endorsement, a quality rating or a referral. We do not publish star ratings or patient reviews. We do not remove a listing because a practice declines to pay, and we do not sell placement.
5. Corrections
If a fact is wrong, email hello@crownlengtheningcost.com with the page URL and the correction. Verified corrections are applied and the page's "updated" date changes. For a directory listing, include the practice name and the corrected address or phone number; we will re-check it against the public source.
6. Advertising and independence
The site may display advertising or affiliate links in future. If it does, advertising will be labelled and will not determine which practices appear in the directory or what an article concludes. Cost ranges are not influenced by any practice, network or advertiser.
7. Updates
Cost pages are reviewed at least twice a year. Clinical guides are reviewed when a cited source changes or when a correction is accepted. The date at the top of each guide is the last substantive update, not the date of a cosmetic edit.
8. Contact
Editorial questions and corrections: hello@crownlengtheningcost.com.