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Hello!

My name is Doctor Peter Rinaldi and Im a dentist here in Washington DC at the Washington Center for Dentistry.

For the past 25 years, I spent a lot of my clinical chair time enhancing smiles. A lot of this has been done by altering tooth shape, color, and position. A lot of times, this is done with veneers. However, recently, theres been a new cosmetic challenge in cosmetic dentistry that has nothing to do with teeth. It has to do with gums.

Clinically, this is known as gingival hyperpigmentation. Its caused by melanin and melanin is a natural substance in our body that we find in freckles, sun spots, age spots. Its what makes us tan in the summertime. Unfortunately, some people have an overproduction of melanin in their gums.

Now, this medically is not of any consequence. However, aesthetically, this could be a real challenge for some people. It makes them not want to smile at all. However, luckily, there are some things that we can do that can change that for these people and make them very happy.