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Gum graft
Replacement of lost gum tissue with gum tissue from another part of your mouth. Different techniques available depending on the area and the reason the gum tissue was lost. Most commonly done to cover sensitive or exposed unattractive roots and defects in the tissue hampering your ability to clean the area, and to help maintain the bone around the tooth, to keep the tooth.
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A 34-year old asked:
Can getting a gum graft really be painful?
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A 47-year old asked:
Gum graft. Is it a scam or serious problem?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gum graft?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are a few natural alternatives to gum grafting?
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A 49-year old asked:
How long does it take to determine if gum graft failed?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I had my gums grafted when i was 7 and I am now 28. They have receded. I am worried. I can not afford another surgery. Can i help my gums grow back?
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A 41-year old asked:
I recently had an alloderm gum graft, now what?
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A 42-year old asked:
Alloderm gum graft feels squishy, is this normal?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it possible for the operculum be used as gum graft?
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A 41-year old asked:
How much does gum grafting with your own gum tissue cost?
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A 43-year old asked:
After having alloderm gum graft when does white disappear?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What can be the long term outcome when having multiple gum graftings with alloderm (it has already been dentist selected)?
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A 59-year old male asked:
I feel a gum graft is needed but it will not re-attach to a very long & front crown. It would form a "pocket". I do not show this area when smiling. ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Can a gum graft be done in behind a front tooth?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Tooth never loose now loose after gum graft. why?
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A 42-year old asked:
When will my donor site after a gum graft stop hurting?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Is it ok if part or all the gum graft (tooth) goes white?
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A 37-year old asked:
Gum graft - alloderm vs palate tissue, what's the difference?
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A 47-year old asked:
7 days post gum grafting surgery, what should my gums look like?
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A 44-year old asked:
I got a gum graft, can I play paintball. Read on for needed details to answer.?
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A 40-year old asked:
Gum graft question: how many months after the surgery until the gums look normal?
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A 35-year old asked:
What do you advise if i had a gum graft, can I play paintball. Read on for needed details to answer.?
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A 40-year old asked:
In the morning i had a gum graft. Since the numbness paintballing but of what could happen to my gums, what to do?
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A member asked:
Just recently had gum graft surgery, looks like my gums are still receding, worry that the graft didn't take, or is that normal?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Why isn't my periodontist suggesting gum grafting due to recession when it is obviously needed to me? Rather not ask him directly.
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A 24-year old female asked:
Just got a gum graft 2 days ago- the perio took a piece of my top palette and sewed it down to the front. My male partner and I were wondering how long it would be until we could convene in oral sex again - when would it be okay?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could a gum graft help stable a loose tooth?
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A 31-year old asked:
Are there natural remedies to avoid gum grafting?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it safe to use regular mouthwash 2 weeks after a gum graft?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Is better a maxillofacial or a periodontist to make gum graft?
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