Receding gums surgery comes in various kinds. It’s very important to choose the right option for you, even if you will need to spend additional time for gathering information and opinions.

One of the largest dangers of an improperly selected surgery will be an undesired appearance of your teeth. For instance, it often happens that a person decides to choose veneers instead of a conventional periodontal surgery for receding gums. Veneers will help you to achieve a much more attractive smile, concealing the discolorations on your teeth at their roots. However, porcelain veneers will only provide you with nicer teeth, but they will not address the issue of the receding gums, which will continue to recede.

Many people also choose to go with lumineers – a special kind of veneers, which almost do not require any shortening/drilling of the teeth, and are considered a great noninvasive option for people with a normal gum line and shorter teeth. However, a person with receding gums who gets lumineers prior to fixing their gums will end up with “horse teeth”, since they will add a couple of millimeters to the length of their teeth. Getting your teeth to look even longer than they did before is probably one of the last things that a person with receded gums desires.

Don’t allow anyone to lure you into cosmetic procedures that will do little for your gums. It is fine to fix your teeth with veneers, but first you will need to undergo an important periodontal surgery that will fix your gums, improving the appearance of your smile and helping to slow down the receding of the gums.

If you do decide to go with a proper conventional periodontal surgery that consists of concealing the exposed areas, you need to also find the best option for you. There are several types of receding gums surgery: using graft of tissue from the patient, using a graft from another donor, and without the use of a graft. Surgeries without the use of a graft are the easiest and often the cheapest options, but you need to make sure that you have enough gum tissue left to conceal the exposed area without any negative consequences in the future. The surgeries that require taking a graft from another donor generally also need to be considered with caution, since the tissue from another person may be rejected by your body.

Overall, if you educate yourself on this matter, locate a skilled and trustworthy periodontist, and try to get a second opinion, you will most likely be very successful with your surgery, achieving healthier gums and a more attractive smile.

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