Gum Grafting

Tooth sensitivity is technically dentin hypersensitivity or root sensitivity. If hot, cold, sweet or very acidic foods and drinks, or breathing in cold air, makes your teeth or a tooth sensitive or painful then you have dentin hypersensitivity. Often the direct source of this sensitivity is an exposed root.  For this blog’s purpose, we will …

Have you noticed that your teeth somehow look longer?  Or that your gum line has become uneven?  Do your gums have an “aged” apearance–what some folks call “long in the tooth”?  If you answer “yes” to any of these questions then you may be suffering from a very common problem called gum recession, or gingival recession. The …