Kristen M. Bonkowski, DMD, is a general dentist practicing in Westfield, Massachusetts. A member of the American Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and Massachusetts Dental Society, she earned a fellowship award in the International College of Implantologists and is working toward her fellowship in the AGD.
This clinical report presents the use of a diode laser for a gingivectomy procedure in a case of excess gingival clinical crown coverage due to altered passive eruption.