If your gum disease has severely damaged your periodontal tissue or jawbone, there is a risk that you could lose one or more teeth in the affected area. Several surgical procedures may be considered as we seek to preserve your teeth and prevent further damage. These include:
Flap surgery. This is done to reduce periodontal pockets. To do this, the doctor makes tiny cuts in the gums before performing scaling and root planing.
Soft tissue grafting. Done to correct gum recession, soft tissue grafting attaches tissue taken from the roof of your mouth to the damaged area.
Bone grafting. Performed to build up the bone tissue where severe damage has occurred, this procedure places bone taken from another part of your body into the jaw, where it will integrate over the course of a few months.
Tissue regeneration treatment. The placement of biocompatible material may be done to close gaps between teeth and bone. This helps promote the growth of new bone cells.
Tissue-stimulating proteins may be applied to an area of infection around the root of a tooth to help regrow healthy tissue.