Toronto North Periodontics

RECEEDING GUMS Figure 1 The most common cause of receding gums is trauma Figure 2 Trauma can occur by way of an improper tooth brushing technique, the use of a hard-bristle toothbrush, an improper flossing technique Figure 3 and habits such as grinding and clenching. When bacterial plaque accumulates on a tooth, the resulting inflammation may also cause recession Figure 4 Recession may also be caused by periodontitis For more information please visit the following online link to an article published in Oral Health, one of our national dental journals, written by Dr. Valentin Dabuleanu

For more information on periodontal regeneration surgery, please visit the following link to an article published in Oral Health, one of our national dental journals, written by both Dr. Valentin Dabuleanu and Dr. Mary Dabuleanu:

UPPER ANTERIOR AESTHETIC RECONSTRUCTION Placement of 6 esthetic dental crowns on the upper anterior teeth for an adult patient who had congenitally missing adult upper canine teeth. Crowns were placed on the retained upper baby canine teeth, as well as on the 4 upper anterior adult teeth. This treatment provided an esthetic result that not only masked the absence of adult canines, but also closed the dental spacing, or diastema, that existed before treatment. An article discussing this case has been published in the Ontario Dental Association Journal by Dr. Tudor Dabuleanu, Link to Journal Article