When you have gum recession, this can cause your teeth to appear longer, and could lead to periodontitis, a major factor behind tooth loss. To treat this, we can offer an alternative to traditional gum grafts. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania talks about how our conservative pinhole gum grafts offer a beautiful smile in one visit with a gentle approach!

The Causes of Gum Recession

How do your gums recede? When you have periodontal disease and this reaches a more advanced state, the tissues could pull back from the teeth. The resulting recession could expose portions of the tooth roots not protected by enamel, which means tooth sensitivity and a greater risk of tooth decay. The recession also alters the appearance of your smile and could also increase the risk of the periodontitis stage of periodontal disease, the one linked to adult tooth loss. But we can help, using the pinhole gum graft to offer a beautiful and healthy smile again.

Help With Pinhole Gum Grafts

With a traditional procedure, tissue would be taken from the interior of the mouth, and then used to cover the exposed roots and reshape the gum line. While effective, this is a more involved process, and the new tissue would be sutured in place and have a longer healing period.

With the pinhole gum graft, we offer a beautiful smile in only one visit with a minimally-invasive approach. We don’t need to remove tissues from other parts of your smile. Instead, we will make a minuscule hole in the tissues and add a special collagen material. Our team then manipulates the tissues until they cover the teeth and create a symmetrical and attractive gum line. Less involved, faster healing, and more comfortable, ensuring your smile stays strong and that we can more easily manage your periodontal disease.

Dental Laser Treatment  

Our team will aid in the process with dental laser technology. The laser allows us to help destroy harmful bacteria and to also make the minuscule hole in the gums. If we need to make any adjustments to the periodontal or connective tissues, we can do so with recession and comfort. Lasers protect healthy structures, and destroy harmful bacteria while also limiting the risk of bleeding, infection, and swelling.

If you have any questions about how our pinhole gum grafts offer a beautiful smile, or if you would like to schedule an appointment to see if this is needed for your smile, then contact our team!

Schedule Your Appointment for Treating Receding Tissues

You don’t have to live with receding tissues and aching teeth. To learn more about correcting gum recession, then call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.