When there is recession of gum exposing the root of a tooth, there are a number of different surgical procedures that can be used to improve the situation.  Some of the early but still useful procedures are free gingival grafts, pedicle grafts, and double papilla grafts.

Other surgical procedures can be used to cover exposed roots, such as the connective tissue graft or gingival augmentation with guided tissue regeneration.

Please read about each of these procedures below.