Receding Gums Treatment in NYC – New York Periodontist Dr. Rahmani

Receding gums is an extremely serious condition that can eventually result in tooth loss because it will begin to eat away the bone surrounding your teeth. It is a bacterial infection that normally results due to poor oral hygiene. As an expert, periodontist Dr. Rahmani will thoroughly examine your gum tissue and identify the exact reason why your gum recession is occurring. He can assess the extent of the damage, including whether it has affected the underlying structures such as the connective tissues in between your gums and teeth and the bone surrounding your teeth and provide the most advanced treatments.

Dr Rahmani is a nationally recognized as America’s Top Periodontist, one of the best periodontal specialists in the region. He is an award winning periodontal specialist and contributor to a prominent media outlets. Dr. Rahmani provides a full range of periodontal procedures to treat gum recession. Our state of the art facility equipped with the most advanced periodontal equipment available in USA including latest lasers & high precision microscopes.

Gum Recession – Early Sign of Gum Disease

Gum recession is a common problem where the gum margin that should fit tightly around the tooth begins to pull away, exposing more of the crown of the tooth and even the tooth root.
Receding gums are often an early sign of gum disease, and as they recede they create pockets or gaps in between the teeth and the gums that provide the perfect conditions for disease causing plaque bacteria to thrive.

Untreated gum disease can destroy the structures supporting the teeth, ultimately resulting in tooth loss.

Receding Gums Symptoms

One of the gum recession problem sis that it happens quite gradually, and you may not notice anything is wrong until a tooth feels a little more sensitive than before, or perhaps it looks longer than it should. You may be able to feel a notch around the gum line.

What Causes Gum Recession?

If you have noticed any signs of gum recession, then it is important to take action, by visiting your dentist or preferably by visiting a periodontist. A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in treating problems with the gums and who has undergone several years’ additional training after first completing dental school. They will be able to thoroughly examine your gum tissue and will identify the exact reason why your gum recession is occurring.

They can also assess the extent of the damage, including whether it has affected the underlying structures such as the connective tissues in between your gums and teeth and the bone surrounding your teeth. Once they have all this information, they can provide you with a suitable treatment plan to rectify this situation. Often gum disease is caused by gum disease or to give it its correct name, periodontal disease.

This is an extremely serious condition that can eventually result in tooth loss because it will begin to eat away the bone surrounding your teeth. It is a bacterial infection that normally results due to poor oral hygiene.

There are a number of different reasons for receding gums which include:

• Periodontal disease which is a bacterial infection that destroys the gums. This is the main reason for gum recession.
• Brushing your teeth too hard, as this can wear away the gums and your tooth enamel. Tooth brushing doesn’t need to be hard to be effective.
• A lack of dental hygiene makes it easy for plaque bacteria on your teeth to harden into calculus, increasing your risk of gum disease.
• Women are affected by hormonal changes that increase the gums sensitivity to plaque bacteria, increasing their risk of receding gums.
• Smoking makes it easier for plaque bacteria to stick to the teeth, which can lead to disease and gum recession.
• Teeth grinding or clenching (Bruxism) places too much force on the teeth and gums, which can cause the gums to recede.

If you think you might have receding gums, please contact us for a checkup and proper diagnosis.

Treating Gum Recession

There are several non-surgical and surgical treatments for gum disease, depending on its progression and the destruction already caused to your gums. Your periodontist will be able to advise you more fully about which treatments are most suitable for you.

Common Treatments

The most common treatment used is called deep cleaning or scaling and root planing which deep cleans the gums. It is like a scaling and polishing treatment that is normally carried out during a hygiene treatment, but will also clean or scale any exposed tooth roots as this is often where calculus tends to build up. Scaling and root planing treatments may be recommended as part of an ongoing maintenance plan to prevent periodontal disease from recurring.

This helps remove the infection so your gums can heal more easily. If necessary, antibiotics can be prescribed to help clear up any remaining harmful bacteria. More extensive infections that have caused deep pockets to form around the teeth, or which have destroyed gum tissue and bone, may need gum surgical procedures to help repair the damage.

Other, more advanced treatments will surgically remove the bacteria causing the infection and these treatments can also help to rebuild tissues destroyed by periodontal disease. Some of these treatments are extremely sophisticated, using advanced bone grafting techniques and gum grafting procedures to help restore lost tissues. These surgical treatments not only help to replace lost bone and gum, but will also protect the teeth and improve the overall aesthetic appearance of your smile. Sometimes periodontal disease is too far advanced to save teeth, but where this is the case then often dental implants can be used to restore them once your periodontist has brought the disease under control.

Regular dental checkups help to reduce the likelihood of developing periodontal disease, particularly when combined with regular dental cleanings. If you haven’t visited a dentist for a while but are concerned your teeth look longer than you remember, or if you have noticed your gums bleed frequently when you brush or floss, it’s time to schedule that appointment.

Other surgical procedures include pocket depth reduction (Osseous Surgery in NYC), to help clean out infected gum pockets and to then secure the gums around the teeth, reducing the size of the pockets.

Guided tissue regeneration can help replace lost gum and bone tissue through inserting regenerative material into the affected areas which helps encourage your body to rebuild gum and bone.

Gum grafts (see also: Bone Grafting for Dental Implants) use gum tissue taken from another area in your mouth, and which is secured around the affected tooth.

It is possible to prevent gums from receding by practicing good dental care. This includes taking care of your teeth and gums at home, and attending regular checkups with your dentist. Quitting smoking and eating a balanced and healthy diet can also help you have a healthy and long-lasting smile.

Why Poor Oral Hygiene Causes Periodontal Disease

Most people understand dentists recommend brushing at least twice a day and flossing at least once a day. However, sometimes the temptation to skip brushing and particularly to skip flossing every so often can soon become a habit, allowing harmful bacteria to build up over the surfaces of your teeth and gums. These bacteria are contained in a sticky plaque biofilm.

If it’s been a while since you last brushed your teeth, just try running your tongue over your tooth surfaces and you may well feel this film. The bacteria within plaque produce toxins that promote inflammation and infection in your gum tissues.

Failing to regularly remove plaque allows it to harden into calculus which is a mineralized deposit that is extremely hard and which cannot be removed during regular brushing. This can happen within just a couple of days and you may even be able to see calculus build up on your teeth around the margins where your gums meet your teeth. Calculus can look almost yellowish in appearance and can only be removed by having your teeth professionally cleaned either by your dentist or periodontist.

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