Receding Gums? Minimize Tooth Pain with Composite Fillings

When your gums recede, they can leave your tooth roots exposed to harmful bacteria that can cause oral infections, decay, and gum disease. You may also experience tooth pain and sensitivity. By improving your home oral hygiene and getting routine cleanings, you can often reverse the symptoms of mild gum recession. Drs. Erick Hosaka and Valerie Cassis from Health 360 Dental in Chevy Chase, Maryland, can also treat receding gums with composite fillings. Composite fillings can minimize root exposure to relieve pain and tooth sensitivity. 

Composite Fillings for Receding Gums

Composite white cavity fillings can be used for a number of dental treatments. The most common use is to treat cavities. After removing the decay, your Chevy Chase dentist will treat your tooth with a composite filling to protect it from future infection. 

Composite fillings can also be used as dental bonding to:

• Repair chips and cracks in your teeth
• Rebuild a broken tooth
• Conceal imperfections like stains, gaps, and minor misalignments in your smile
• Cover receding gums to “erase” a gummy smile and reduce tooth sensitivity

For receding gum treatment, the composite resin material is applied over the exposed roots of your teeth. This protects your gums from harmful bacteria that can cause decay and gum disease. It also minimizes tooth sensitivity. We’ll match the composite resin material to the color of your natural teeth so that your restoration blends in with your smile. In addition to protecting your gums, your filling can eliminate that gummy smile look to improve your smile’s appearance.

Gum Care to Minimize Recession

Although composite fillings are an effective receding gum treatment, it would be best to avoid this problem altogether by taking good care of your teeth. Good oral care habits at home, coupled with routine dental cleanings, are vital to keeping your teeth and gums strong and healthy.

Composite Fillings for Receding Gums Near Me

Are you struggling with receding gums and tooth sensitivity? Contact Dr. Erick Hosaka or Dr. Valerie Cassis from Health 360 Dental in Chevy Chase, MD, at (301) 686-5255 to learn more about composite filling receding gum treatment.