graft rejection

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japolloniac09

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Are graft rejections common? How are they treated? And what types of grafts are used for building up the gum tissue?
 
I think autografts are considered the best, because they have pretty good success, and it's real easy to get "your" donor.

grtuck
 
japolloniac09 said:
...for building up the gum tissue?


this may be a dumb question..
...but r u talking about bone grafts or gingival grafts for mucogingival defects?
 
To my knowledge, if it's a gingival graft and it doesn't take, the tissue just slowly disappears. I suppose there could be other, more severe reactions if the tissue somehow weren't compatible or certainly if it were a bone graft.

Disclaimer: I'm not a dental student yet. Just pitching in my $0.02 for what I'm aware of.