Once recession starts it may continue unless it is treated. The root is a softer part of the tooth, which is not protected by enamel. Long term, the root surfaces may be more susceptible to wear and root cavities. Benefits of gum grafting may include less root exposure, less sensitivity to cold and brushing, to prevent further recession, and improved esthetics.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gums. If left untreated, inflammation may cause bone loss around teeth. In some cases bone loss may lead to tooth loss. Scaling and root planing or a “deep cleaning” along with good oral hygiene is often the first step to reduce inflammation.

In certain cases, bone grafting may be necessary to regenerate bone that has been lost around teeth.

Osseous surgery is reshaping the tissue and bone around the teeth to make the pockets smaller. It also allows for access to further clean the root surfaces of the teeth. Shallower pockets can lead to less bone loss and tooth loss over time. This procedure also helps to facilitate easier daily oral hygiene by allowing better access to parts of the tooth that were previously hiding under the gum pocket.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition. Research has shown that frequent dental visits may be a key factor in long-term maintenance of teeth.

Sometimes your dentist may need more surface area to work with to do a new crown or restoration. Crown lengthening is a procedure to make more available tooth structure exposed above the gum tissue.

Sometimes there is enamel hiding under the gum line. This procedure reshapes the smile line to expose a healthy part of the tooth that may be hiding under the gum line. This procedure can also be helpful to improve a “gummy smile” or to make a smile more symmetrical.

If you are a candidate for dental implant placement, a dental implant is a screw that is placed in to the bone to support a crown to replace a missing tooth. A single dental implant may be used to replace one missing tooth without having to treat the adjacent teeth. If multiple teeth are missing, there are different options for replacing more that one tooth with dental implants as well.

Bone grafting can help to build more bone for dental implants if there is not enough available at the time of tooth removal or if bone was previously lost in an area of the mouth.

When needed, a sinus lift adds more bone between the maxillary sinus and the maxillary arch to make more bone available for dental implant placement.

Tooth extractions are completed by using atraumatic instruments and a minimally invasive approach to preserve as much of the surrounding jawbone and gum tissue as possible.

Removal of unwanted or suspicious bumps and lumps on the gum or in the mouth.

The sample is then submitted to the pathology lab for a report. Approaches to reconstruct the area or preserve cosmetics may be discussed when necessary.

Sometimes there may be an adult tooth hiding in the jawbone or under the gum tissue.

This procedure creates access to the adult tooth so that your orthodontist can move the tooth into position

A frenectomy releases attachments that may be pulling on the gum line.

Your orthodontist may recommend this procedure to help facilitate orthodontics. Sometimes this procedure is done to prevent recession.