Gum Graft: Reduce Sensitivity, Prevent Bone Loss, And Love Your Smile

Posted on: 16 July 2015

If you've noticed a loss of gum overtime, you may be considering a gum graft to help with appearance as well as related sensitivity and pain. Below are three benefits associated with gum grafts and how a gum graft can help to transform your smile.

Reduce Sensitivity

As gums recede, more of the nearby tooth is exposed, leaving it susceptible to pain and sensitivity.

Gums perform many major tasks when it comes to the health and safety of your teeth, but one of the biggest has to do with the protection of your teeth's roots and nerves. Overtime, gum recession can lead to exposure of these nerves causing intense pain and sensitivity to hot and cold temperatures. With a gum graft, the gum taken from other locations within your mouth will be relocated to the most exposed areas to reduce sensitivity and prevent further pain by covering the most sensitive parts of your teeth.

Prevent Bone Loss

Wherever gum recession has occurred, bone loss has occurred also. To prevent further bone loss, it's important to work with a periodontist right away.

While a gum graft won't enable you to get back the bone you've already lost, it can prevent further loss and keep your teeth intact and your jaw healthy. It is the job of your gums to keep your jaw bone unexposed from bacteria and plague buildup. Without healthy gums however, this is impossible and the results can be devastating. Even if bone deterioration has begun, a gum graft can be a valuable dental procedure that can keep your teeth and jaw bone healthy for years to come.

Love Your Smile

Receding gums can cause your teeth to appear longer and it can also cause unevenness of the gum line throughout your mouth. If receding gums have caused you much angst over your smile, a gum graft may be right for you.

When a gum graft is performed, gum is taken from other parts of your mouth and relocated – this means the procedure will be undetectable and will allow you to have a natural-looking smile you'll love. While the health benefits of a gum graft as important, aesthetics are important as well – improved aesthetics can boost your confidence and happiness.

While a gum graft may not be right for everyone, it's a cosmetic dental procedures with many benefits. To learn more about gum grafts and whether one would be right for you, talk with a certified dentist, such as those at Artistic Dentistry by Gerard Wasselle, DMD.

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