Igor Silva says wearing braces and excessive brushing has made his grin a bit too toothy. "I don't like the fact that it's receding and I can't really smile with confidence," Silva said. But it's not ...

A gum graft is a procedure that is used to fix receding gums that can cause tooth sensitivity. Your gums are receding if they look like they have pulled back and exposed more of your teeth. During a ...

A therapy that helps regenerate receding gum tissue seems to hold up over the long term — and may offer patients an alternative to more-extensive dental surgery, a small study finds. One option for ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — More than 50% of American adults suffer from gum recession and now there’s a new, less invasive solution to treat it. For decades, gum grafting surgery has been the go-to ...

Dr. John Chao of Pinhole Academy joined Studio 512 Co-Host Stephanie Gilbert to talk about receding gums and the dentist’s alternative treatment. Receding gums symptoms include tooth sensitivity and ...

That slight tenderness when you brush or the increasingly “long” appearance of your teeth might not seem like a big deal now, but your receding gums are silently setting the stage for serious dental ...

Chances are if you have sensitive teeth, you could be suffering from a receding gum line. This is usually the result of gum disease or aggressive brushing. Fifty percent of people have some form of ...

IF you notice a few of your teeth have started to look longer or you frequently experience sensitivity to hot and cold, your gums could be receding and a portion of your tooth’s root could be exposed.