What causes recession?
Recession was once thought to be caused by aggressive tooth brushing but that is no longer a widely held view. The cause of recession is almost always “a bad bite”. If your “bite” or occlusion causes excessive forces particularly sideways or lateral stresses on teeth, the teeth will lose bone on the side of the tooth and will lose gum height (recession). The recession is a concern but the underlying bone loss is an even greater worry. It is certainly true that “old” people with a good bite and good oral hygiene will not have recession/bone loss.
