When your periodontal disease causes your gums to start receding, this could mean negative changes to your oral health and your overall appearance. But we can help, and with a more conservative alternative to traditional gum grafts. In today’s blog, Dr. Ann Kania talks about reshaping your smile with pinhole gum grafts, helping you enjoy better oral health and a more attractive smile.
The Causes of Receding Tissues
How do our gums start to recede? When you develop periodontal disease and the issue is now treated in a timely manner, this could lead to a more severe stage. At this point, the tissue could pull back to make teeth appear longer or uneven. This exposes portions of the root structure not protected by enamel, which then increases the risk of tooth decay and infection. You also have a higher risk of periodontitis, which could lead to adult tooth loss. Treatment not only manages your oral health and keeps your smile whole, but can also boost the beauty of your smile too!
The Pinhole Surgical Technique
With a traditional gum graft, our team would take tissues from the interior of your mouth and use them to cover the portions of the teeth not protected by gums. While effective, this is an involved procedure that requires a lengthy healing time. But with the Pinhole Surgical Technique, we can offer an alternative that is completed in one visit and heals much quicker, assisted with laser technology throughout!
With this option, we will make a miniscule pinhole in the gums and add a special collagen material. Our team will then be able to reshape and manipulate the gums until they cover the roots and provide a new gum line. We take care to ensure the finished results are attractive too! The process takes one visit and heals quickly, so you could return to your normal routine in as little as a day or two.
Help with Laser Treatments
Our team could use soft tissue dental lasers to make any necessary adjustments to the gums or attachment tissues, and to remove diseased parts of the smile as well. Lasers can do this with precision and accuracy, and in only one sitting. The technology lowers the risk of swelling, bleeding, and infection, and heals quickly since we don’t use scalpels or sutures. If you have any questions about how we reshape your smile and treat recession with laser-assisted pinhole gum grafts, then contact our team today to learn more and start your journey to optimal oral health.
Schedule Your Appointment for Laser Dentistry
We want to provide treatment for your receding tissues with precision! To learn more about addressing gum recession, call Dr. Ann Kania in Encinitas, CA, today at 760-642-0711.