I still have few months until I get done with braces and I am very concerned about this issue. I was told that getting veneers or bonding won't help much as it won't look natural, because between the teeth should be a gum tissue and even closing the hole with veneers or bonding won't look nice and natural. Is it possible to have a gum graft to fix that area? What else can be done and what specialist should I see? My periodontist said that it's challenging for him. Please help me with advice.
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Answer: Closing Black Triangles Beween Front Teeth
The gum graft should have NOT have been done on your mother in law if there was a history taken by the oral surgeon that showed she had been on any oral or IV medication for the treatment of osteoporosis. Fosamax and Boniva are examples of these bisphosphonates. Long term use of these oral...
One can only graft over root surface not enamel, veneers or crowns. There is no attachment mechanism over porcelain and enamel and the only thing one would create, in my experience, are deep pockets and new sources of inflammation.
Sometimes some of the graft will get exposed and starts sloughing off, but if the site is not disturbed , you will get good resultsPlease follow post op instructions provided to you by your surgeon.