Receding gums are a common problem amongst aging population but nevertheless we see it in younger adults as well. To determine the cause of these problems it is important to diagnose it in its early stages by visiting your dentist at least once a year.
Receding gums cause not only unpleasant aesthetics but it is mostly sign of underlying problems that need to be diagnosed and fixed as soon as possible before it could reach the point where teeth have to be removed and substituted with dental implants.
There are many factors that can indicate receding gums:
- PERIODONTAL DISEASE. OR KNOWN AS GUM DISEASE
There are two treatments available. One is called SRP scaling and root planning which aims to stop the profession of the disease. Once the gums are disease free then a periodontist can examine the situation and decide whether a gum transplant is possible to take from your hard palate and replace it in the recession area. This is done with various techniques available and it has show to have 70% long term success rates.
- MALOCCLUSION DUE TO MISSING TEETH
- POOR QUALITY OF TISSUE
- FAILED ORTHODONTICS
- HEREDITARY FACTOR
- BRUXISM