Soft Tissue Treatment for Gum Recession

Enhance your smile while minimizing tooth sensitivity

Healthy gum tissue protects your teeth from periodontal disease and sensitivity while giving you a great smile. Routine dental check-ups along with proper brushing are essential for maintaining healthy gums; however some patients may require treatment.

Gum recession is sometimes treated by retrieving soft tissue from the roof (palate) of your mouth. However, removing a section of your palate creates unnecessary pain and discomfort.

AlioDerm® Regenerative Tissue Matrix (RTM)

AlioDerm® RTM allows your clinician to restore your smile without retrieving tissue from the palate. AlloDerm® RTM can provide a natural esthetic outcome and an excellent alternative to using your own tissue.

Why Treat Gum Recession?

Aggressive tooth brushing and periodontal disease are two primary causes for recession; which can lead to the following:

• Unattractive smile
• Root sensitivity
• Loss of supporting bone
• Tooth decay
• Plaque build-up
• Risk of future recession

What is AlloDerm® RTM?

AlloDerm® RTM is donated tissue that has been processed to remove cells creating a regenerative tissue matrix. Its success in soft tissue treatments is documented by more than 10 years of dental applications and research.

Potential benefits of AlioDerm® RTM

Thousands of clinicians and patients have made AlloDerm® RTM their choice for gum recession due to the following advantages:

• Excellent safety profile and predictable altenative to your own tissue
• Offers natural esthetic outcome
• Avoids pain and potential complications associated with removing palatal tissue

Before

AlioDerm® RTM safety

AlloDerm® RTM is widely used in the medical and dental fields for plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Since its introduction in 1994, over one million AlloDerm® RTM grafts have been successfully placed in various applications.

Donor tissue is extensively screened and tested and then undergoes proprietary processing to ensure that AlloDerm® RTM is ready for use in patients.

What to Expect

Site may be covered with a dressing material. Recovery instructions can vary for each patient and will be provided by your dental specialist.

Instructions may include but are not limited to:

• Limit tooth brushing near site
• Avoid chewing near site
• Take medications as prescribed: antibiotics, pain medication, mouth rinse

After

Clinical images courtesy of John Paul Gallardo, DDS, PA, Miami

Are you a candidate?

Discuss your full medical history with your dentist. Patient results may vary. Only a trained clinician can determine the best treatment plan. Please ask your dentist to explain the benefits and risks to see if AlloDerm® RTM is right for you.