SOMETIMES GUMS just disappear. Heavy brushing, plaque traps, and just the peculiarities of your local anatomy predispose to gums dissolving over roots of teeth. This leaves your teeth vulnerable to more gum loss... And eventually... You lose the tooth. Gum grafting is a quick, successful way of achieving your gum lines back... and all with very heavy specialist surgical Medicare subsidies.

Gum grafts are usually harvested from the palate, where the after effects are often likened to a hot-pizza burn. Regrowth of palatal mucosa after graft harvesting is very predictable, and graft uptake in other areas of the mouth is usually very stable.

Gum grafting is also used to augment previous bone graft surgery, particularly where later implant surgery is anticipated.

Click on the following patients to find out more on the treatment benefits of gum graft surgery, and some of the applications where gum graft surgery may be recommended.

Case 1 This 52 year old female was tortured by the continued gum loss associated with her lower anterior incisor. Multiple dental visits had only resulted in worsening of the condition, with serious threat to the continued longevity of the tooth. On presentation to the oral & maxillofacial surgeon, a gum harvest was taken from the palate and grafted to a prepared graft bed over the area of dehiscence... Read more

Case 2 This 32 year old lady had darkening upper front teeth, and deteriorating gums in the lower jaw. Coming from the country, she required overall definitive care that maximised the efficiency of a 4 hour one-way drive... Read more

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