In this week's clinical tip, courtesy of CDOCS, Dr. Farhad Boltchi discusses the use of a double membrane socket graft and how it can be an effective solution for some oral surgery cases. "In this tip ...

The second step of the treatment was to perform an atraumatic extraction. Atraumatic means less damage to the bone surrounding the root and less pressure on the root of the tooth, allowing removal of ...

During the procedure, healthy tissue is removed from an area of your mouth and is then used to cover an exposed tooth root. There are three different types of gum graft: It’s possible that you may ...

At 39, I've never had a cavity, and my doctor used to say my mouth was boring. But I was born with thin gum tissue, and my gums started to recede gradually. I had gum-graft surgery to avoid an exposed ...

Gum graft surgery, also known as gingival grafting, is a surgical procedure that removes gum tissue from one area and places it in another. It’s often used to cover exposed tooth roots or correct gum ...

I hate to brag, but my teeth have always been excellent. A dentist once even told me I could be a mouth model (which is a thing that exists, apparently). So I took it extremely personally when another ...