Okay sooo I have mentioned before that I am an obsessive brusher bc I love my teeth lol. However it has now become a serious problem bc I have bad receding gum lines from this. I also don't think it's soley from that though bc my sister is worse than me and doesn't have it. I just think I inherited my mom's bad gum genes and that's what made this worse. So, I've been pushing off doing the dental work bc it scares me, but now it is a must. There is basically no gum left in front of my bottom 4 front teeth. They are so sensitive and I'm paranoid that they're just going to fall out any second (prob not but I obsess lol). So, my question is has anyone ever heard or had this work done before? I'm not sure what it's called but apparently they take some pieces from the roof of my mouth and put it where the gum should be and it all blends in??? I don't know I'm getting grossed/freaked out just typing about it. Anyone know if I should be worried, any input at all?
Thanks!!!
Dr Meg
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I had this done several years ago. Yes it's gross to think about the surgery but it isn't too painful afterward. The roof of your mouth just feels like you burned it eating hot food or something. I was told my gums receded because my teeth moved so much when I had braces. I only had it done on one tooth and the gums have started to recede again.
stinenandy2010
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I've had this surgery twice....once when I was 3 and another time when I was 13. Don't remember too much. When I was 3, I was in the hospital actually but now a days obviously you just go to the oral surgeons office. I do remember when I was 13, it was very painful and I was bleeding for days. However, I remember that even later that night, I was feeling much better. - HTH
Hmm that is helpful thanks! My regular dentist seems to be able to do this also. I had two opinions done and both dentists do it often in the regular office. I wonder if that's a good sign or not, yikes I'm such a baby bc I'm afraid lol
The first time my oral surgeon did it...the one time when I was 13 my regular denist did it. The one thing I remember was getting no novacane(spelt wrong)....so that's probably why it hurt so much. I'm sure you will be fine and there are new better ways of doing things then when I had it done.
JAAMS
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I have never had this type of surgery. However, when I was little, I had extra teeth growing in my gums. TWICE I had to have my gums cut open and sacks of 8 teeth were taken out each time. I was like, 7, and it wasn't that that bad.
