Receding gums are a very common dental health problem: many people are unhappy with the appearance of their teeth, which appear longer and, if left untreated, can lead to tooth loss. In addition, this gum recession causes tooth sensitivity, pain and inflammation.
Receding gums often occur as a result of periodontal disease or after aggressive orthodontics.
How to correct receding gums
Reversing receding gums or gingival recession is now possible thanks to advances in oral surgery, with minimally invasive techniques.
Thus, the connective gum graft is the procedure that can be performed in the maxillofacial surgeon specialist’s office and under local anesthesia, with a short duration that allows the patient to recover the health of their gums.
To reconstruct the gum, a graft is taken from the patient’s own palate, thus avoiding the risk of rejection. In addition, at Clínica Golden it can be performed under conscious sedation for those patients who are afraid of the dentist.
After the brief intervention, the postoperative period is not usually painful beyond some minor discomfort that will disappear after the first 72 hours. After 15 days, the stitches will be removed and the patient will be able to return to their normal routine with completely renewed and natural gums.