Besides daily brushing and flossing, periodic dental check-ups are crucial to maintaining good oral hygiene. A thorough oral exam can help you detect gum diseases and other complications in the early stages. By skipping regular dental checkups, you might let untreated gum diseases spread to other areas, thereby increasing the need for surgical treatments in the future. Gum surgeries typically revolve around curbing the extent of bacterial infection and rebuilding the damaged tissues during the process. Common Types of Gum Surgery
During a deep clean our dentists will lift back the gums to get to the underlying periodontal pockets. The procedure, often called Gingival Flap Surgery, allows our dentists to get rid of hardened tartar, from both above and beneath the gum tissue. Bone reshaping might come into the picture too if there was any significant damage caused to the internal bones by the accumulation of plaque.
Gingivectomy is a type of gum surgery where we remove overgrown or excess tissue from the enlarged gum pockets in order to create room for natural or artificial replacement teeth. On the other hand, with Gingivoplasty we will reshape the healthy gum line to make it more aesthetically pleasing.
Gum graft surgery is common when patients have lost a substantial amount of tissue to decay or rot as a result of gum disease. Our dentists will take tissue from the healthy part of your mouth and stitch it over the infected area to allow natural regeneration and healing of the gum tissue. We will often use this to reverse the damage done by acute gum diseases such as periodontitis.
Gum regeneration is another effective method of healing and recreating lost gum tissues. Our dentist will fold back the gum line, cleanse the area of any bacteria, and injects the infected area with tissue stimulating proteins. A combination of bone grafts and membranes is also added to the mix to naturally rebuild the damaged tissue. To find out of you may benefit from gum surgery, please contact our office today!
