{"id":208,"date":"2019-06-10T03:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T03:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/?p=208"},"modified":"2023-03-06T18:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T18:44:44","slug":"is-having-a-gum-lift-really-necessary-for-your-oral-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/?p=208","title":{"rendered":"Is Having a Gum Lift Really Necessary for Your Oral Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your gums rest too low or too high on your&nbsp;teeth&nbsp;and you are unhappy with your smile, you may be a candidate for&nbsp;gum contouring&nbsp;surgery. Also called gum reshaping or tissue sculpting, this cosmetic dental procedure can even out an uneven gum line and give you a smile you can be proud of.<\/p>\n<p>A number of things can cause your gums to be too low or too high. Gums that cover a large portion of your teeth can make your teeth look small. This may be the result of genetics, a particular health problem, or taking certain&nbsp;prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c Not only can gum recession make your teeth look long, it can lead to serious dental problems such as decay and tooth loss.&nbsp;\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gums that are too high and make your teeth appear long are often caused by&nbsp;gum recession, a condition in which gum tissue pulls back from a&nbsp;tooth&nbsp;and exposes the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/oral-health\/rm-quiz-teeth-truth\" data-metrics-link=\"\" data-crosslink-type=\"tools\">tooth<\/a>&#8216;s root.<\/p>\n<p>Source: www.webmd.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your gums rest too low or too high on your&nbsp;teeth&nbsp;and you are unhappy with your smile, you may be a candidate for&nbsp;gum contouring&nbsp;surgery. Also called gum reshaping or tissue sculpting, this cosmetic dental procedure can even out an uneven gum line and give you a smile you can be proud of. A number of things can cause your gums to be too low or too high. Gums that cover a large portion of your teeth can make your teeth look small. This may be the result of genetics, a particular health problem, or taking certain&nbsp;prescription drugs. \u201c Not only can gum recession make your teeth look long, it can lead to serious dental problems such as decay and tooth loss.&nbsp;\u201d Gums that are too high and make your teeth appear long are often caused by&nbsp;gum recession, a condition in which gum tissue pulls back from a&nbsp;tooth&nbsp;and exposes the&nbsp;tooth&#8216;s root. Source: www.webmd.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[115,119,125,121,127],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-implants-en","tag-clinic-en","tag-dentistry-en","tag-floss-en","tag-teeth-en","tag-tooth-en","post_format-post-format-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2202,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions\/2202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.agincourtdentistry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}