Fighting cavities and tooth loss, preserving pearly whites and aligning impacted or crooked teeth are all part of good oral health. Even with all these, a key element of oral health is still missing. The well-being of the gums — their texture and shape and the possibility of inflammation and infection — is a frequently neglected aspect of dental care. Paying attention to your hums helps to maintain bright, healthy smiles.
Consider Your Gum Health
Gum recession is one of the most frequent periodontal health problems. Gums recede as a result of excessive brushing or orthodontic procedures in the past, as well as a natural predisposition to thinner gum tissue.
A history of gingivitis and gum disease caused by bacteria and inflammation resulting from inadequate oral health is a cause for heightened concern.
What is a gum graft, and how does it work?
Gum grafting is a dental technique that a periodontist (gum specialist) carries out. It’s the preferred cure for receding gums, and it helps prevent exposing the root surface of the teeth, which can lead to teeth erosion and sensitivity. Gum grafts tend to counteract these adverse effects and improve gum integrity so that the protective seal around the teeth can be maintained.
Gum grafting is a procedure that entails taking a slice of tissue from the roof of the mouth or healthy gum tissue nearby. This fragment is then grafted — or added — to the receding gum tissue. In essence, it’s a fast, two-part procedure that relies on healthy tissue already present in your body.
Miracle Smile’s expert periodontist will take tissue from the roof of your mouth, or a section of your mouth with good gum tissue. Next, we apply it to the part of your mouth where the gum has receded during a gum graft operation.
What is gum recession?
If you can feel your gums pulling back, you have receding gums. It may have already begun to uncover the roots of the teeth in some circumstances. If you don’t avoid the slump, your teeth may become more vulnerable to rotting, and you will lose them.
If your gums are receding, one or more of the following scenarios may be the cause:
- Brushing your teeth incorrectly and aggressively
- Gum disease is
- Tongue and lip piercings
- Poor oral hygiene
- Age
- Hereditary predisposition
- Tobacco consumption and smoking
What kind of gum graft should I get?
Gum grafting may be done in a variety of ways, each addressing a different periodontal problem. The degree of gum decay, the extent to which the cheek will tug on the surgical site during everyday operations, and whether your gums have receded in between the teeth or only on the front surface influence the type of gum graft you need.
Connective tissue graft: This necessitates the opening of a narrow flap in the roof of your mouth, referred to as a “trap door.” The periodontist will then use this trap door to locate and extract a fragment of connective tissue from under your gums, which will be stitched in place where they have receded. This is the most popular gum grafting technique out of all of them.
Free gingival graft: Tissue is taken from the roof of your mouth’s top palate and attached to the region where your gums are thinning.
Pedicle graft: good gum tissue is taken from a position similar to the receding gum tissue and used to mask the recession.
Call Miracle Smile Dentistry to get just that.
Miracle Smile Dentistry sets out to exceed patient expectations in every way. Dental Offices are in Plantation, FL, and Coral Gables.
