Here's Why You Need Your Gums Fixed After Gum Disease
by Gregory Price
If you've beaten gum disease, you're probably feeling pretty good about yourself. This is why it can be so discouraging to hear from your dentist that your gums have been damaged and need fixing. However, the good news is that this procedure can vastly improve the way that you look and help to keep your teeth healthy, too. Read on to learn how a cosmetic dentist can help you.
What Happens During Gum Disease
Gum disease is a condition of chronic inflammation and infection. When you have an infection rage in your tissue for long enough, scar tissue develops. As scar tissue develops, the gums tend to recede, which reveals more of the tooth. This can change your appearance and make you look like you have longer or more prominent teeth than you actually do. It can also put the part of your tooth that should be covered by your gums at risk.
Gum Disease Treatment
When people go through severe enough gum disease for their gums to be damaged in this manner, the damaged tissue is often removed by a general dentist or periodontist. This is to remove the majority of the infection and to ensure that the remaining part of the gum tissue that's still healthy stays healthy. This can contribute to further the appearance of long teeth, however, and put even more of your tooth at risk.
Repairing the Damage
The best way to repair your appearance and to protect your teeth is by visiting a cosmetic dentist for a gum graft.
Gum grafts take a tiny bit of tissue from the roof of your mouth. This tissue is cut and shaped and then stitched to your existing gumline. This helps to lengthen it and restore it to the original shape it was in. Like most tissue donations, the tissue taken from the roof of your mouth will gradually integrate with your gums and you soon won't even be able to tell where the original gum tissue stops.
Keep in mind that since the extra tissue is taken from your own body, you don't need to worry about taking medication to keep your immune system from attacking the new tissue.
Gum grafting can help you to get back the smile you once had and to ensure that your teeth don't suffer just because you once had gum disease. You've beaten gum disease, so now it's time to clean up after it. Get in touch with a cosmetic dentist like those at Dansville Family Dental Care to start the process.
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About Me
Up until a year ago, I did my best to keep my teeth and gums clean. But after securing a new job, I began to work late into the night and didn't have the time or energy to brush and floss before I retired to bed. My busy schedule and poor dental hygiene finally affected my teeth and gums. After experiencing severe pain in several of my teeth, I made an appointment with my dentist. My dentist examined my mouth and discovered three large cavities in my molars. After four long weeks, my dentist finally completed my dental work. I learned a very painful lesson during that time. No matter how busy you are, always brush and floss. I started this blog to inform other people about the importance of good dental care. I hope you find the time to read it. Thanks for visiting.
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