In the aesthetics of the smile, it is important that the teeth are aligned correctly, that they have a good shape and color, and that the gums are healthy, with a healthy color and the correct shape.
Mucogingival therapy to treat gums
Gums are treated with surgical treatments aimed at changing the shape and position of the gum margin. This can be done either by enlarging it (through coronary lengthening), in case the teeth are very small, or by resurfacing it (through recession resurfacing surgeries on teeth or implants) since the root of the teeth is exposed.
Therapeutic options
Before choosing a surgical procedure, the specialists in Periodontics perform a thorough analysis of the case to determine the objective of the surgery: whether to gain or improve tissue, whether to increase the volume around the teeth or implants, etc.
There are different techniques that can be used to cover recessions or to gain better tissue:
- Free grafts, with which the recession is covered, keratinized gingiva is gained or the vestibule fundus is increased. With these grafts there is a recipient area and a donor area.
- Pedicled techniques, with which we move the gum from one place to another, and the recipient and donor areas practically coincide. This technique is applied in the covering of recessions.
The truth is that there are multiple alternatives and techniques, so the ideal is to turn to the specialist in Periodontics to assess each case in order to integrate it into the multidisciplinary treatment (orthodontics, prosthetics, aesthetics, etc.).
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