Treating Gum Recession With PST®

When you have a more advanced case of periodontal disease, this could cause your gums to recede from your teeth. In addition to changes to your appearance, you could also be more likely to develop major complications, such as tooth loss. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about how we treat gum recession with the Pinhole Surgical Technique®.

The Causes of Receding Tissues

When you develop periodontal disease, lack of care to manage it allows the disease to grow in severity until you reach the periodontitis stage, which is linked to adult tooth loss. Along the way, your tissues could begin to pull away from the teeth. The recession makes teeth appear long or uneven as we mentioned above, but this also exposes sensitive portions of the roots, which increases the risk of tooth decay and dental infection, as well as tooth loss. We want to offer treatment to protect your smile and also improve the appearance of your gum line. With the Pinhole Surgical Technique®, we can do this with a conservative approach!

The Pinhole Surgical Technique

The treatment is a minimally invasive one, and heals faster than the traditional gum grafting process. We don’t need to take tissues from other parts of your smile. Instead, our team will make a miniscule hole in the tissues and then add a special collagen material. Our team then manipulates the tissues to cover the teeth and in the process, we can improve the overall symmetry of the gum line. To ensure the procedure is a comfortable one, our team can administer a local anesthetic and for patients with anxiety, we can discuss dental sedation to make the procedure a comfortable experience.

Help with Laser Dentistry

Our team can also use dental lasers as part of the process. With laser dentistry, we can gently trim away diseased portions of the gums and also help reshape underlying structures as part of the process. The lasers can target parts of your smile with precision to prevent damage to healthy structures. The lack of a scalpel and suture means the area heals faster. You could even return to your normal routine in as little as 24 to 48 hours. If you have any questions about treating gum recession with the Pinhole Surgical Technique®, or about laser dentistry, then contact our team today to learn more. You can use your 2024 dental benefits before they expire at the end of the year!

Talk To Our Team About Improving Your Smile

We want to help you enjoy a healthy smile, and one that looks good too. To learn more about correcting gum recession, then schedule an appointment with our team, call Dr. Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at (760) 642-0711.