A Few Things To Know About Having Gum Graft Surgery For Your Gum Disease
If you have advanced gum disease, your dentist may refer you to a periodontist for gum graft surgery. One result of gum disease is that it causes your gums to recede. As the gums pull away from your teeth, it makes the roots of your teeth and your jaw bone susceptible to infection that can lead to tooth loss. Having the surgery may save your teeth and reverse the gum disease. Here are a few things to know about having gum surgery.
When A Gum Graft Is Indicated
In the early stages of gum disease, your dentist has more options for treatment. However, once your gums pull away from your teeth, surgery is often the best solution. Receding gums expose the roots of your teeth. This causes tooth sensitivity that causes pain when you eat or drink something that is cold or hot. In addition, receding gums affect the appearance of your smile. More of your enamel shows, so it looks like your teeth are longer than usual. If only a few teeth are affected, it makes the length …show more content…
If your gums are still fairly healthy, and you have plenty of gum tissue available, the dentist may remove some of the healthy gum and reposition it over the exposed tooth root. This can only be done if taking the donor gum tissue won't put you at further risk of gum recession.
Another option is for the dentist to remove tissue from the roof of your mouth. The top layer may be peeled back and tissue taken from under it, or the dentist may remove deeper layers as well as some of the top layer. It depends on how much tissue is needed to repair your teeth. When the new tissue is attached, it is secure against your teeth. This eliminates pockets that form before recession begins. Eliminating pockets also reduces the amount of bacteria that can build up on your teeth and gums, and this reduces your risk for redeveloping periodontal
If you have advanced gum disease, your dentist may refer you to a periodontist for gum graft surgery. One result of gum disease is that it causes your gums to recede. As the gums pull away from your teeth, it makes the roots of your teeth and your jaw bone susceptible to infection that can lead to tooth loss. Having the surgery may save your teeth and reverse the gum disease. Here are a few things to know about having gum surgery.
When A Gum Graft Is Indicated
In the early stages of gum disease, your dentist has more options for treatment. However, once your gums pull away from your teeth, surgery is often the best solution. Receding gums expose the roots of your teeth. This causes tooth sensitivity that causes pain when you eat or drink something that is cold or hot. In addition, receding gums affect the appearance of your smile. More of your enamel shows, so it looks like your teeth are longer than usual. If only a few teeth are affected, it makes the length …show more content…
If your gums are still fairly healthy, and you have plenty of gum tissue available, the dentist may remove some of the healthy gum and reposition it over the exposed tooth root. This can only be done if taking the donor gum tissue won't put you at further risk of gum recession.
Another option is for the dentist to remove tissue from the roof of your mouth. The top layer may be peeled back and tissue taken from under it, or the dentist may remove deeper layers as well as some of the top layer. It depends on how much tissue is needed to repair your teeth. When the new tissue is attached, it is secure against your teeth. This eliminates pockets that form before recession begins. Eliminating pockets also reduces the amount of bacteria that can build up on your teeth and gums, and this reduces your risk for redeveloping periodontal