Receding gum surgery is generally the last resort in fighting this unpleasant gum condition. Before turning to an expensive and intrusive (yet very helpful) surgical intervention, people generally try all sorts of cheaper and less invasive methods, including proper dental care, regular professional cleaning of the plaque and tartar at a dental clinic, and so on.

There comes a time when a person decides that every possible non-surgical measure (e.g., proper oral care techniques, desensitizing toothpastes, desensitizing solutions, resin-bonded restorations, etc.) have been tried, but the gum lines did not return to their earlier state. That’s when the thought about a surgical procedure may start to become more and more appealing. It is a fact that periodontal surgery is the fastest and the most powerful way to restore the lost gum tissue. If receding gum surgery is what you are looking for, you probably need to learn more about this type of surgery.

There are two to three main types of a periodontal surgery, and the patient will benefit from learning about each one of them in more detail. This way, when you hear your doctor say “I recommend to you a gum graft surgery”, you may reply “Can I be the donor, or will I be required to use a graft from another donor?”, and to be able to ask other educated questions.

Gum graft is one of the most common options of surgery that will conceal the areas with receded gum tissue. The graft of tissue can be taken from the mouth of the patient (mouth pallet, healthy areas of the gums, etc.), or from another donor. There can be many reasons behind why your periodontist may want to use tissue from another donor. However, the most important aspect for you to note is that foreign tissue has much less of a chance to be accepted by your mouth.

Another commonly practiced surgery is the one with no use of a graft at all. This option fits people with some remainders of thick gum tissue surrounding the affected area. In this case, your dentist may simply cut your gum from both sides of the area with the loss of gum, and then sew it tightly together, thus concealing the exposed area.

Surgeries for improving the appearance and the overall state of receded gums are a great way to fix this problem. Getting educated more on this matter will help you to ask the right questions to your dentist and to achieve the best results from this procedure.

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