Gum graft surgery (sometimes referred to as gingival graft surgery) is a surgical method for treating receding gums. Receding gums is the situation that occurs when your gums shrink away from your teeth over time. The farther that your gums recede, the more that the roots of your teeth are exposed. That exposure of root material increases the risk of…
Category: Gum Grafts
Can You Eat After A Gum Graft?
Gum grafts are a procedure used to protect your teeth from receding gums. Many gum grafts in Brandon take tissue from the roof of a patient’s mouth and relocate it to the gum surrounding the root of the affected tooth where it is stitched in place. That procedure is referred to as a connective-tissue or free gingival graft. The second…
