Physiological gum recession in the elderly is not treatable, but pathological gum recession in the elderly can be controlled. Physiological gum recession is the tendency of the gums to recede slightly with age, and all elderly people have slightly lower gums compared to younger people, but the difference is very small and does not affect the loosening of the teeth. In fact, many cases of gum recession in the elderly are pathological gum recession, the main disease that causes this recession is often called periodontitis, periodontitis is due to poor hygiene of the periodontium and thus the formation of subgingival tartar, which causes the gums to shrink downward, for this shrinkage is difficult to make the gums grow again, but you can control the hygiene of the periodontium, so that the gum recession does not continue.