What is Receding Gum and How is it Treated?

The gums are a protective tissue that is responsible for covering the tissues underneath. From time to time, they send us signals of problems in these tissues at an early stage, allowing us not to delay treatment. From the moment teeth erupt into our mouths, they are our organs that serve us without rest in the areas of chewing, speaking and smiling, together with the gums. We can see recessions in our gums, which are exposed to trauma throughout life due to situations such as foods, dysfunctional habits (teeth clenching, nail biting, pencil biting), hard tooth brushing and gum diseases.

If gum recession occurs in one or more areas of a tooth, it means that the bone tissue supporting the tooth in that area has also melted.

Should Receding Gum Be Treated?

If gum recession occurs due to the reasons mentioned before and the root is exposed, patients may experience sensitivity, pain or aesthetic problems. The root surface, which should be closed, will feel cold and heat, and strong-tasting foods more and will report discomfort. The root surface, which is more sensitive to touch, will wear out and even decay over time. Decay that starts on the root surface will progress faster than decay in other areas.

Teeth with receding gums appear longer than their neighbors. It causes an aesthetically bad appearance. If the receding gums are not stopped or treated, a process that leads to tooth extraction has begun.

Is There a Treatment for Receding Gum? If So, What Is It?

As with many other ailments, gum recession has a higher success rate when diagnosed early. There are treatment options that can be used to stop or reverse the recession by evaluating the existing recession.

With free gingival graft and connective tissue graft operations, our patients can stop recessions using their own tissues, close open root surfaces and extend the duration of teeth in the mouth.