My Experience

After having a deep scaling, the periodontist did a gum transplant on one area because the gums around my lower front teeth had receded so far they needed more tissue around it. The doctor numbed my mouth in a place where he took some gum and then sutured it to the area that needed it. My mouth was uncomfortable a few days in the transplanted area because part of the transplanted tissue dies because it doesn’t all take, so white bumps formed and it stings. I had pain medication, however. It took a week before my mouth was really comfortable, and during that time I ate soft foods as I didn’t want to chew anything. I didn’t brush the affected area, but cleaned it using the prescription mouthwash Periodex.