PERIODONTAL PLASTIC SURGERY

Beautiful smiles are the result of several elements: the teeth, the gums and the lips.Tissues surrounding your teeth can be added (Grafting) or subtracted (Crown lengthening) to give you a healthy and natural appearance, while providing a proper framework for esthetic crowns or veneers.

GUM RECESSION & GRAFTING 

One of the major advances in smile design and enhancement focuses on adding gum and bone procedures to address collapsed gum and bone due to tooth loss or exposed roots due to recession. Gingival recession may result in tooth sensitivity, food entrapment, inability to keep area clean, risk of infection and worsening of recession. 

• Traditional Gum Grafting

During this procedure, Dr. Fernandez may remove tissue from the roof of the patient’s mouth 

(i.e., a Connective-Tissue Graft or a Free Gingival Graft) or from a location close to the exposed root she is covering (i.e., a Pedicle Graft). She uses the tissue she collects to cover the exposed roots along the patient’s gumline.

• The AlloDerm® Gum Graft

 Dr. Fernandez can perform soft tissue grafting in multiple areas of the mouth without having to remove the patients own tissue. When AlloDerm® gum grafting procedure is used, soft tissue grafting material from donated human tissue is used to cover exposed roots.