Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos discuss her gum graft surgery with PEOPLE on Sept. 8 Kelly Ripa is back on morning TV after ...

At 39, I've never had a cavity, and my doctor used to say my mouth was boring. But I was born with thin gum tissue, and my gums started to recede gradually. I had gum-graft surgery to avoid an exposed ...

Before gum graft surgery, it's important to avoid smoking and stop taking blood-thinning medications. For the procedure, the periodontist will give you localized anesthetic injections or nitrous oxide ...

If you look in the mirror and your teeth appear to be longer than usual or your gum appears to be unusually small and extra sensitive, then your gum might be receding and you might need a gum graft. A ...

The longtime host has been away from the daytime talk show after undergoing a gum graft procedure, but viewers won’t have to wait much longer to see her back alongside Mark Consuelos ...

Kelly Ripa was not featured on Live with Kelly and Mark on July 27 and her husband and co-anchor Mark Consuelos explained her absence.

The ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ co-host revealed the source of her gum recession in a podcast episode taped before her procedure ...

Jodie Sweetin recently had gum graft surgery. The Full House alum shared details of her recovery on her How Rude, Tanneritos!

Last week I went in for a general check-up and cleaning and the dentist concluded that I needed a basic preventive service to strengthen a spot on my lower gum. He said it was something minor, nothing ...

"Don't worry. You'll have gum grafting," my dentist said nonchalantly, as if my gum recession were no big deal. Clearly, he had no idea whom he was talking to. I lose a week of sleep before my ...