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During surgical crown lengthening, the bone level was lowered for placement of the prosthetic margin and reestablishment of the biological width. The biological width, at treated sites, was reestablished to its original vertical dimension by 6 months. In addition, a consistent 3 mm gain of coronal tooth structure was observed at the 3- and 6-month examinations.
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