Pocket reduction surgery

Your bone and gum tissue should fit snugly around your teeth. When this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed, “pockets” are formed around the teeth where bacteria form its colony, resulting in further bone and tissue loss. If you have pockets that are too deep to clean with daily at-home oral hygiene and a professional care routine, then getting the surgery is better option.

Pocket reduction surgery folds back the gum tissue and remove the bacteria before securing the tissue into place. In some cases, irregular surfaces of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where bacteria are sequestered. This allows the gum tissue to reattach to healthy bone. If too much bone is lost, the teeth will need to be extracted.

Once the pocket depth is reduced and daily oral hygiene and professional care is followed regularly, the chances of keeping your natural teeth stand increased. The chances of other serious health problems associated with periodontal disease also decrease.

Regenerative Procedures
Your periodontist may recommend a regenerative procedure when the bone supporting your teeth has been destroyed. These procedures can reverse some of the damage by regenerating lost bone and tissue. Regenerative procedures folds back the gum tissue and remove the bacteria. Membranes, bone grafts or tissue-stimulating proteins can be used to encourage the ability to regenerate bone and tissue.

Guided Tissue Regeneration
Stimulates bone and gum tissue growth. The procedure is done in combination with flap surgery when a small piece of mesh-like fabric is inserted between the bone and gum tissue. This blocks the gum tissue from growing into the area where the bone should be. This allows the bone and connective tissue to start growing again to better support the teeth.

Once it eliminates the existing bacteria, the regenerating bone and tissue helps to reduce pocket depth and repair the damage caused by periodontal disease. The chances of keeping your natural teeth stand increased.

Dark gums

Dark gums visible during smile is a common cosmetic problem.
This could be corrected by layer stripping of gingiva and requires only single appointment with our expert periodontist.

Crown lengthening

Crown lengthening is a procedure to remove excess gum and bone tissue to reshaped and expose more of the natural tooth. Periodontal procedures are available to lay the groundwork for restorative and cosmetic dentistry and/or to improve the esthetics of your gum line.

Crown lengthening adjusts the gum and bone level to expose more of the tooth so it can be restored. This can be done to one tooth, to even the gum line, or to several teeth to expose a natural, broad smile. It is a restorative or cosmetic dental procedure.

Benefits – It results in a beautiful new smile and improved periodontal health. The improved aesthetics are keys to smiling, eating and speaking with comfort and confidence

Advanced periodontal diseases

Advanced periodontal diseases are a major cause of tooth loss in adults. But they can be prevented. Thorough daily brushing, cleaning between the teeth, and regular professional cleanings help avoid periodontal diseases and you teeth will last a lifetime.

At Rebah’s, all types of gum surgeries are performed to ensure healthy restoration of your gums. Often an unattractive smile results when the quality of gums is in question or and the actual gum between your teeth becomes weak.

If your dental hygiene is lacking, you begin to lose gum tissue. This is why cosmetic gum surgery is something to consider along with other procedures of cosmetic dentistry such as composite resin bonding, crowns, porcelain veneers or implants.

Cosmetic surgery of your gums can also be used to correct a ’gummy smile’ where a lot of your gums are exposed and your teeth appear smaller or in the wrong place.

The cosmetic gum surgery is then used to lengthen your teeth from the neck of the tooth upwards. Following this surgery, your teeth then appears to be longer and much less gum can be seen when you smile. Gum sculpting is often the solution. To solve this, a dentist uses a diode laser to remove the excess tissue of your “gummy” smile, which then exposes more of your tooth. It lessens post-operative discomfort and a doctor is able to contour precisely the gum tissue.

Another type of cosmetic gum surgery is used to correct teeth that are, too long. Sometimes, as we age, our gums may shrink and recede which makes our teeth look too long. Though this is often age-related, it can also occur due to a bad bite or genetics.

If your gums look poorly due to a gum disease, your dentist may refer you to a periodontist who may recommend periodontal surgery. Periodontal surgery is necessary when your periodontist determines that the tissue around your teeth is unhealthy and cannot be repaired with non-surgical treatment.