Completing Gum Grafts With Advanced Technology

For people with periodontal disease, lack of treatment could eventually allow the gums to pull back from the teeth and recede, which leads to poorer oral health and discomfort. Fortunately, our team can help treat the smile using laser dentistry and conservative solutions. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about laser-assisted gum grafting procedures.

The Causes of Gum Recession

Let’s look closer at the factors behind gum recession. When you develop periodontal disease, this will grow in severity, that’s why treatment to manage it is so vital. As the disease increases in severity, you can develop symptoms like bleeding gums, as well as soreness and redness. The tissues can also begin to recede, pulling back so teeth appear longer. When this happens it not only changes the appearance of your smile, but can threaten your oral health. The recession exposes portions of the roots not protected by outer enamel, which can develop tooth decay and infection when exposed. You are also at a higher risk for periodontitis, the advanced stage linked to adult tooth loss. With laser dentistry and the Pinhole Surgical Technique, we can offer a conservative solution to gum recession!

The Pinhole Surgical Technique

With traditional gum grafts, tissue would be taken from the roof of the mouth and surgically grafted to the exposed portions with sutures. While effective, this is very involved and could require a long healing period. But with the Pinhole Surgical Technique, we don’t need to take tissues from other parts of your body to graft to the periodontal tissues. Instead, we will make a minuscule pinhole in the periodontal tissues and add a special collagen filling. We then manipulate the tissues until they cover the teeth. We take time to ensure proper symmetry in the gum line too, so you have an attractive smile.

Help With Laser Dentistry

Our team can use dental lasers to help modify any underlying connective tissues or structures as part of the treatment process. We can also remove diseased portions of the tissues, so we can work with healthy tissues to cover the exposed roots. The technology provides treatment with precision and comfort, and helps lower the risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling. If you have any questions about how we tackle gum recession with the Pinhole Surgical Technique, or about how we employ advanced dental lasers, then please reach out to our team today to learn more. We look forward to helping you smile with confidence again!

Schedule Your Appointment and Correct Your Recession

Laser dentistry can help us conduct a conservative alternative to traditional gum grafts. To learn more about treating periodontal disease and improving your smile, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.