What Causes Gum Recession and How is It Treated?
Periodontal disease, crooked teeth or aggressive tooth brushing can cause gum recession. Recession is treated by replacing the lost gingival tissue. This procedure is called a “soft tissue graft”. Microsurgery makes grafting much less traumatic and often undetectable. No more “patch on an inner tube” look. There are two main ways to replace gingival tissue. Patients decide whether tissue is taken from the roof of your mouth through a tiny incision or, preferably, your periodontist can use an allograft from a tissue bank. In addition to avoiding a second surgical site, an allograft enables long/multiple grafts to be placed in one visit with very little discomfort!
