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Gum grafting is only needed when your gums have receded to the point that there isn’t enough gum tissue left to cover the roots of your teeth. In this minor surgery, you use donor tissue material or tissue taken from a different part of your mouth, such as the roof of your mouth. Then it’s grafted where it’s needed most to cover exposed tooth roots. Your gum graft recovery is only a week or two, and by then, your smile will be healthy once more.

Gum Graft

If you have receding gums, you might need gum disease treatment. During your regularly scheduled dental exam, Dr. John Koutsoyiannis at Sohosmile looks over your teeth and gums. If he discovers you have severely receded gums, you may require surgery in the form of a gum graft.

A gum graft procedure involves taking healthy gum tissue from other areas of your mouth and grafting it onto the places where your gums have pulled back from your teeth. Another popular method is using donor tissue material, and using allografting techniques to build up your gums. Gum grafting is sometimes used as part of a gum contouring procedure.

By repairing your receding gum line, you protect the exposed roots of your teeth while improving your smile. Protecting your teeth contributes to your overall dental health and prevents future problems. Improving your smile is a cosmetic dentistry perk that you get from a skilled cosmetic dentist like Dr. John: better health and a less toothy smile.

Types of Gum Graft Surgery

The Sohosmile cosmetic dental boutique practice offers different types of gum graft surgery:

• Allografting techniques. This is often used when your dental surgeon needs a larger amount of graft tissue.
• APRF. This technique delivers blood-derived growth factors to speed your recovery.
• Connective tissue graft. Connective tissue is removed from the roof of your mouth and sutured onto the affected area.
• Pedicle/lateral graft. Gum tissue comes from the immediate area and is placed over your receding gums. This works well when you have healthy gum tissue surrounding a receding gum line.
• Free gingival graft. Like a connective tissue graft, the roof of your mouth supplies the tissue, which is grafted to the receding gum line.

When having gum graft surgery, you’re likely to feel some mild-to-moderate discomfort. But you should be able to resume daily activities the following day. Other temporary side effects from the procedure may include:

• Sensitivity to hot and cold
• Swelling
• Bleeding
• Tenderness
  
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