Gum Recession Treatments - Monroe & Livingston County, NY
Reverse Recession and Renew Your Gum Health
Comprehensive Gum Recession Treatment for a Balanced Smile
Gum recession is when your soft gum tissue retreats toward the tooth roots. This has several negative consequences, both visually and functionally. Receding gums are responsible for about 70 percent of adult tooth loss. Beyond the emotional visual impact of a receding gum line, your teeth will increase sensitivity towards hot or cold foods/drinks.
If gum recession is making you uncomfortable, don’t ignore the issue. Instead, look to our team at Progressive Implantoloogy & Periodontics for leading solutions to gum loss. As the gum recession advances, conditions can worsen exponentially. Prevent gum disease, tooth loss, loose teeth, unbalanced smile, and jawbone loss with gum recession treatment in Monroe & Livingston County, NY.
Common Causes of Gum Recession
A few of the factors mentioned below that cause gums to recede are within your control. Where applicable, try to alter any habits connected to the recession.
- Aggressive tooth brushing
- Use of hard-bristled toothbrushes
- Tobacco use
- Periodontal (gum) disease
- Gum tissue trauma
- Thin gum tissue
- Genetic factors
Treating your Receding Gums
If an infection is found in the gums, antibiotics may be prescribed. Topical antibiotics can include antibiotic mouth rinse or gels containing medicated relief. Other medications may also treat the underlying problem causing gum recession.
Our team can remove a small amount of healthy soft tissue from the roof of your mouth, from in front of any teeth with disproportionate gum coverage, or from another donor source and attach it to the area where your gums have receded. Gum grafting restores your tissue’s protective function, health, and aesthetics.
Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST™) is the minimally invasive alternative to traditional gum grafting. During this procedure, instead of incising the gum tissue, a small “pinhole” is created above the tooth. Next, a special instrument is inserted, and the gum tissues are repositioned back over the tooth. Collagen strips are then placed to help secure the tissues in a healthier and more esthetic position over each tooth. Finally, the tissues are gently sutured to aid in proper healing.
A non-surgical treatment, scaling and root planing is often the first procedure in the fight against gum recession caused by gum disease. Scaling removes the bacterial plaque from above and below the gumline. Root planing smooths the tooth surfaces to encourage healthy tissue reattachment and protection against future infection.
