If you have severe periodontal disease your condition may require gum surgery.
Don’t panic – a gum surgery just sounds worse than it really is. Your dentist and periodontist may recommend a scaling and root planing before the surgery, as well as a thorough teeth-cleaning prior to the procedure. Generally, if gum disease cannot be cured with antibiotics or root planing and scaling, a flap surgery is done.
WHAT? HOW?
What is a flap surgery?
A flap procedure cleans the roots of a tooth and repairs bone damage caused by gum disease.
A gum specialist (periodontist) or an oral surgeon often performs the procedure. The doctor will lift back a section of your gums to clean the roots of your teeth and repair damaged bone, if needed. The gum flap will be stitched back into place.
However, if the gum recession is more, a soft-tissue/gingival graft is done to correct the gum level.
What is a soft-tissue graft?
A small layer of tissue is taken, mostly from different region of mouth, & placed over the exposed area of tooth where gum recession has taken place. If bone loss is seen, bone grafting can also be done at the same time.