Gum Recession

Slight gum recession can make this popsicle season a nightmare 🙀 Here’s why: Enamel (which covers the part of the tooth you see) is the hardest 💪🏼substance in our body, BUT the root is covered by cementum, which is 9 times weaker! When gum tissue recedes back slightly, the cementum is exposed and is now susceptible to abrasion, erosion from acidic foods and mechanical trauma from brushing!

All of this leads to super sensitive teeth!

Here’s what you can do 👇🏼

Gum grafting techniques to bring the gums back down to where they’re supposed to be.
Cover the exposed areas or notches with composite resin to protect against major sensitivity
Apply desensitizers and brush with sensodyne toothpaste 🙌🏼
orrrrrrr stay far away from popsicles

Dr. Jennifer Plotnick

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Dr. Jennifer Plotnick, founder of Grand Street Dental, is a celebrated native New Yorker with over 15 years of experience serving Brooklyn families, professionals, and even world-class athletes and artists. A McGill University–trained dentist with advanced residency training at Albert Einstein Montefiore, she has built a reputation for her expertise in cosmetic dentistry and full-mouth rehabilitative treatments. Blending her artistic eye with medical precision, Dr. Plotnick is known for creating smiles that are as beautiful as they are healthy. Beyond the practice, she’s a passionate athlete, world traveler, and design enthusiast, bringing the same drive and dedication to her patients as she does to every adventure.