Periodontal Surgery Enhancing Aesthetics Of Your Smile

The cause of your gum recession may seem uncontrollable, but before your dentist will take invasive periodontal surgery or other treatments into action, he will first help determine the factors that contributes to your dental problems. When these factors are already controlled, the dentist will perform soft tissue graft – a procedure that is used to cover roots or develop gum tissue where absence is due to excessive recession. It is during this procedures that the gum tissue is extracted from the palate or another donor source to conceal the roots that are exposed. Soft tissue graft can be done on one tooth or several teeth to get gumline even up, as well as, reduce teeth sensitivity. Added to that, this procedure helps reduce further gum recession and bone loss. At some point, it can cover exposed roots to be able to protect them from decay and enhance aesthetics of your smile.