Benefits of Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation and How It Can Help You

To improve the health of your gums, visit us for pinhole surgical rejuvenation. If you need to restore your gums to good health, we encourage you to visit our office instead of a traditional dentist. While a traditional dentist cannot provide you with care, their methods for doing so are more invasive and can cause unnecessary discomfort. When you visit our office, you can be confident that we are using the very latest in dental technology to provide you with the dental care you need in a way that is minimally invasive.

We will ensure that the procedure causes  little discomfort and allows you to recover faster. If you have been told by another dentist that you need to have your gums restored and mention a gum graft procedure, call our office for a second opinion. We can show you the differences between these two procedures and how we believe that the pinhole option will provide you with far greater benefit.

Benefits of Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation

There are many benefits to visiting our office for this procedure and some of them include:

• We do not cut open your gums. During the traditional gum grafting procedure, incisions will be made all over your gums. By comparison, we only need to poke a small hole.
• You will have less swelling. Traditional gum grafting procedures can lead to significant swelling after the fact. Once incisions are made, there are sutures, and your gums will be treated fairly roughly. With our procedure, everything is done gently after creating a small hole. Your gums will experience little to no swelling as a result.
• There is little to no bleeding. Since we do not make any actual incisions, you will not suffer from bleeding like you would with a traditional surgery. This means that you will not need to keep gauze in your mouth or deal with the discomfort of oral bleeding.
• The process is faster. We can complete your treatment more quickly which means that you have more time to do the things you enjoy, rather than sitting in the dental chair.

Visit Us for Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation

It really comes down to your overall comfort. If you are having your gums worked on, you can expect that there will always be a level of discomfort and irritation because gum tissue is so incredibly sensitive. The sensitivity can make a traditional gum graft cause much more pain than the pinhole surgical rejuvenation. Since our solution is minimally invasive and leads to less irritation during and after the procedure, it is a clear winner for anyone that wants to be as comfortable as possible. Since the procedure is just as effective as a traditional one, there is truly no benefit to putting yourself through this level of discomfort and inconvenience.

To schedule a consultation and learn more about our solutions, call our office. We will be happy to present you with a better option for improving the health of your gums.

Gum Recession  >  Periodontist

If You Hate Surgery, Try Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation for Your Gums

We offer patients the innovative Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation therapy because this is the best modern way to treat receding gums. We understand that most people do not want surgery on their gums or anywhere else. It is uncomfortable, to say the least, and can be downright painful. Even when anesthesia is used during the procedure, there is the recovery to worry about and the complications that come with it. With traditional gum surgery, for example, there are incisions and sutures. Given how completely sensitive gum tissue is, this can be problematic and lead to a recovery time that is far from pleasant. For this reason, many people put off having their receding gums treated for far too long. The good news is that you don’t have to.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation Is the Better Way

Regardless of whether you can’t stand the idea of surgery, have dental anxiety, or simply want a better way to correct your gums, Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is the answer. In spite of the name, this is not traditional surgery, so to speak — far from it. Your gums will not be cut open, and there will be no need for sutures. This is because we only make a small hole in the gum tissue. We can then insert an instrument and gently nudge the gums back into place. The process must be done by a highly trained dentist in our office, but the procedure itself is rather simple by comparison to traditional surgery. As a patient, you will experience significant benefit from choosing this option, including:

• Comfortable procedure
• No to very little swelling
• No bleeding
• Fast recovery time
• Gums that look better right away
• No need to take days off work
• Get back to eating quickly
• No significant restrictions

For anyone who has a busy schedule and is worried about needing to take time off work, this is certainly the best solution. Traditional gum surgery takes time to complete, but that is not the real challenge, the recovery is. Your gums will look quite swollen, and your discomfort may preclude you from being able to return to work right away. This is why most people take a few days off. With our procedure, this is unnecessary because while you may have slight irritation for a couple of days, it will be incredibly minor and nothing that would warrant changing your schedule. This means you can keep up with your plans and not have to put off improving your health.

Why Treating Your Gums Is Necessary

Receding gums must be taken seriously because they can expose your teeth and jawbone to the risk of infection, decay, and erosion. Gum disease is such a serious issue, the majority of adults suffering from tooth loss due so because of gum disease. We can treat this condition right away so your gums can return to good health and can begin protecting your teeth again. Given how convenient Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is, there is no need to delay.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation: Why You Want this Procedure

We provide patients with Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation, a modern way to treat gum disease. If you are suffering from gum disease or gum recession, you should visit our dental office right away so we can examine and treat you. The health of your gums is critical to the overall health of your mouth, so once they become diseased, you are likely to suffer additional infections, more tooth decay, and discomfort in general. If left untreated, gum recession can also lead to infected roots, loose teeth, and even tooth loss. In general, this is problematic, but few realize how significantly gum disease can impact their teeth. Studies have found that the majority of those suffering from adult tooth loss also suffered from gum disease, so the two are very much connected.

Start With a Deep Cleaning

If you have gum disease, you need to begin your treatment course by removing what is causing the disease in the first place: plaque and tartar. When it becomes trapped under your gums, plaque will irritate them to the point of causing your gums to bleed, become swollen and inflamed, and even recede. Removing the plaque with a deep cleaning will allow your gums to begin to heal. Traditional dentist offices do this using metal dental tools. We, however, find this to be uncomfortable and invasive, so we use laser dentistry instead. This is a far more comfortable and convenient way to eliminate the built-up plaque.

Restore Your Gum Tissue Using Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation

Once clean, it will be time to restore your gum tissue. If it has already begun to recede or pockets have been created in the gum tissue, you may need to take drastic measures. Typically, this is done by suturing tissue from the roof of your mouth or a separate tissue donor to your existing gums. Once the gums are augmented, they can be secured back around the tooth or teeth so they are protected once more. This process is important for protecting your roots and the base of the tooth, but it is uncomfortable, even painful. During the procedure, you will be given anesthesia, but you will be incredibly sore afterward and for several days.

We leverage technology to provide you with a better way to restore your gums. Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is the best way to do so because we do not need to do any cutting or suturing. This is a non-invasive, non-surgical procedure that allows you to receive the results you need without pain or discomfort — a true win/win. The procedure works by making small pinhole size holes in the gum tissue and then inserting a special tool that is so small and tiny, you will barely feel anything. We can then stimulate the gums and nudge them back in the right position. The gum tissue responds incredibly well to the procedure and will start to protect your teeth and roots like it should. The results are dramatic when you consider that your gums can be restored without the use of surgery. To learn more about the process, call our office and schedule a consultation.

Our Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation Procedure Is a Safe Way to Restore Your Gums While Pregnant

Approximately half of the population of the United States suffers from gum recession; now, our minimally invasive pinhole surgical rejuvenation can restore gums, even if you are pregnant. Until now, there have been improvement options available, but they require long healing periods and invasive procedures. This unique procedure allows us to drastically improve the appearance of receding gums with little surgical intervention. The “surgery” that does occur is performed through a tiny, needle-point-size hole. This treatment is safe for pregnant women and encouraged if gum recession is a bothersome issue.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation

No one likes the appearance of receding gums. Not only is it unsightly, but it can also put your teeth and dental health at risk for infection and damage. Potential problems include teeth that look grossly elongated, discoloration of teeth, quicker and more extensive tooth decay, root damage, and even tooth loss. With pinhole surgical rejuvenation, you can have gum recession corrected before it causes these problems, in an incision-free, suture-free procedure. A needle makes a tiny hole, through which specially designed surgical instruments loosen areas of gum tissue and place it back over the exposed area of the tooth. The gum tissues can also be rejuvenated with a unique collagen material. No cutting is necessary for the procedure, so the healing time is minimal and symptoms following the procedure are minimal or nonexistent. You will also be able to see an immediate improvement in your gum recession.

Why Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation Is Safe During Pregnancy

More bacteria naturally occur in the mouths of pregnant women. If receding gums exist, you are already at risk for an infection. Any dental treatment or procedure that requires incisions or invasive work can leave healing wounds that may easily develop into an infection due to the overproduction of bacteria. Since no incisions will be made with pinhole surgical rejuvenation, side effects like bleeding, swelling, and discomfort are kept at a minimum, and infection never occurs.

With traditional procedures used to improve gum recession, like gum grafting, the use of donor tissue or tissue from another area in the mouth is used to rebuild the gum line. This process takes several incision sites and sutures, as well as a long recovery time. The longer it takes for a wound or incision to heal, the longer it is exposed to bacteria that already exists in the mouth. Antibiotics can be taken during this time, but any unnecessary medication use is advised against during pregnancy. Instead of risking the complications of other gum recession improvement techniques, visit us for a safe and effective pinhole surgical rejuvenation.

Following pinhole surgical rejuvenation, you will notice an immediate improvement in the appearance of your smile and gums. The results speak for themselves: according to the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 95 percent of patients who have undergone this procedure are happy with their results. Please call or visit our office if you would like more information about pinhole surgical rejuvenation and how it can improve your smile, even during pregnancy.

Laser Dentistry  >  Periodontist

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation vs. Tissue Grafting

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is a relatively new, minimally invasive method used to treat receding gums. This innovative, ground-breaking technology is so new that it is only offered by a very few dentists across the country. Invented and patented by a dentist in Southern California, Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation offers a relatively painless, incision-free alternative to painful and long drawn out tissue grafting which, until very recently, was the only way to treat receding gums.

What Causes a Receding Gum Line?
Receding gums, a fairly common dental problem, expose the lower part of the tooth. Unfortunately, gums recede so gradually that most people do not notice it in the early stages. Usually, the first signs are a sensitive tooth or, a tooth that looks longer than it once did. While genes do sometimes play a part, the most common cause of gum recession is periodontal disease, a bacterial gum infection that infects and destroys gum tissue along with the supporting bone structure. Inadequate oral hygiene causes plaque to build up on and in between your teeth. This sticky substance eventually turns to a much harder substance called tartar that causes gum recession. Once formed, tartar can only be removed professionally.  Too aggressive tooth brushing can also wear away tooth enamel that causes the gums to recede, as does clenching or grinding your teeth. Fluctuating hormone levels such as occur during pregnancy, puberty or menopause, also causes gums to become more sensitive to disease. Poor blood sugar control in diabetics render them more susceptible to gum disease.

Because gum tissue is the only barrier between bacteria and the bones and tissue that support your teeth, if the recession is left untreated, these bones are likely to be damaged which will ultimately lead to tooth loss. The right amount of protection and treatment is, therefore, essential.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation Vs. Tissue Grafting
Tissue Grafting
If the pockets in your gums are too deep to be restored by a cleaning, then the traditional treatment is a soft tissue graft taken from the patient's palate, or from a donor. This tissue is then sutured on the receding gum covering the previously exposed root. However, as you can imagine, cutting tissue from the roof of the mouth and stitching it onto the gum line is not only uncomfortable, but takes several days to heal. Besides which, the sutures have to be so small that they usually take a long time to do, which means only a couple or so teeth can be treated at one time.

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation
PSL requires no incisions and, therefore, no sutures. After giving you a local anesthetic, we will use a needle to make a small entry point in the gum. A specially designed instrument, inserted through this hole, gently loosens the gum tissue and slides it over the receded part of the gum. This new position is held by several strips of collagen that are inserted through the original pinhole, with the help of a small angled instrument.

And that, quite literally, is all there is to it.

The entire procedure is done in far less time than traditional grafting, which means that several teeth can be treated in one sitting, and the downtime is virtually non-existent.  Although we cut no flaps in your mouth, remove no tissue, make no incisions, and use no sutures, you have a new re-built gum line that is not only much healthier and protects your teeth far more adequately, but also vastly improves your smile.  To learn more about Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation, call and schedule a consultation.

Gum Recession  >  Periodontist

Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation is a Comfortable Way to Repair Your Gums

If your gums need to be repaired, Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation - the Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique  - is an excellent option for you to consider.  Gum disease and gum recession are incredibly common with millions of adults suffering from some sort of gum disease during their lifetime.  Regular dental cleanings can help to prevent gum disease, however, the condition is also caused by genetics and other irritants.  In some cases, patients suffer from gum recession not due to illness or lack of dental care but due to too much care.  Aggressive brushing, as an example, can irritate the gums and cause them to recede.  In either case, regardless of why gums become infected or recede, they must be treated in order to protect the teeth.

Gums are vital for the health of your mouth overall, and they do an important job of protecting teeth.  By surrounding the tooth structure and covering the roots, they prevent anything from touching them directly.  The gums are a sort of barrier that protects a portion of the tooth structure and roots from bacteria and acid, thereby preventing things like tooth decay and bone loss.  If the gums start to recede, this protection no longer exists as the gums pull away from the tooth structure.  As a result, many patients with gum disease suffer bone loss and eventually lose some of their teeth. 

Given the critical nature of having healthy gums, if your gums have receded, we recommend treating them with Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation.  This is the least invasive way to treat damaged gums and by doing so, we can begin the overall restoration process without the need for surgery.  In fact, this solution is “Scalpel Free, Suture Free, Conventional Graft Free”.  That means that you won’t have a prolonged recovery process or discomfort because your gums are never cut open, so there is no need to suture them or attach other tissue through a grafting process.  These are options that you may have read about or even discussed, and while they are effective, they can create a level of discomfort.  Avoiding the invasive nature of traditional gum therapy is what makes our procedure preferable for patients. 

Many of our patients ask what to expect from the Pinhole Surgical Rejuvenation procedure.  Unlike a traditional grafting procedure where tissue is attached to the gums, in this procedure a needle is used to make a small hole in the gum tissue.  Tiny instruments are inserted through the hole and wiggled around, expanding the gum tissue and pushing it down and over the tooth to where it should be.  Since no incisions are made it typically only takes around two hours to complete, and most patients are back to normal the next day.  Still, if you are concerned about sensitivity or recovery, we suggest scheduling the appointment for the end of the week so that you have the weekend to rest.  In most cases, you will be back to your normal weekend activities without a hitch.  The results are long-lasting and look entirely natural without the inconvenience of traditional gum grafting.