When it comes to oral health, most people focus on issues like cavities, tooth decay, and gum disease. However, one common yet often overlooked problem is receding gums. Receding gums, also known as gingival recession, can have a significant impact on your oral and overall health.
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Gum recession is a common dental problem when the gum tissue surrounding your teeth starts to pull away or wear down, exposing the tooth’s root. It can lead to tooth sensitivity, aesthetic concerns, and even tooth loss if left untreated. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to prevent gum recession and maintain healthy gums.
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Gum recession is a common dental issue that can lead to various oral health problems if left untreated. It occurs when the gum tissue surrounding the teeth begins to pull away or wear down, exposing the tooth roots. This condition can be caused by various factors and can lead to sensitivity, tooth decay, and even tooth loss. In this blog, we’ll explore the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for gum recession.
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A smile is often considered one of our most powerful assets, but when gum recession strikes, it can lead to dental discomfort and aesthetic concerns. Fortunately, gum tissue grafting offers a solution that not only restores oral health but also enhances the beauty of your smile.
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There are many things to consider when embarking on a gum rejuvenation procedure. The cost, invasiveness, advantages, risks, and recovery time. Gum recession is not something you should allow to progress beyond the warning signs, as it can create havoc for your oral health. Yet, reversing the recession is entirely possible, with multiple options available to you. Dr. Cabrera specializes in the Pinhole technique, the most advanced way to treat gingival recession.
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The Pinhole Surgical Technique is the most advanced way to treat gum recession. While there are plenty of benefits to expect from pinhole surgery, the recovery process is very important to attend to.
Some of the benefits of this non-invasive procedure include no cutting or sutures, minimal swelling and discomfort, a faster recovery time and instant results. In fact, many patients resume normal activity within 24-48 hours after surgery, save for your oral routine and care. You will want to be as careful as possible with your gums after your procedure to ensure they heal properly.
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Smoking, grinding, poor hygiene, hormonal changes, and even medications can affect your overall oral health as you may think. Gum recession is not a cosmetic issue, it’s something that can weaken your periodontal arch as your tooth sockets loosen. When you progress in the cycle of gingival recession, the gums begin to pull away from the teeth. More than simply loosening teeth, it can cause them to become misaligned, lost, and hinder your ability to maintain proper oral hygiene.
The benefits of pinhole surgery are that it is non-invasive, meaning the pain is minimal and recovery is quick. Patients do not need to employ anesthesia and will come out of surgery with fewer wound sites than the previous technique.
The Pinhole Technique is the best way to treat gum recession, and If you would like more information about soft tissue grafting, call Dr. Cabrera in Chicago, IL at 312-994-7939 or visit www.perioimplantchicago.com.
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As gums recede, they pull away from your teeth and expose the root over time. Not only can this cause pain, it creates pockets between the two and along the gum line. It makes your beautiful smile susceptible to decay gum disease and tooth loss. This is when the problem has gotten out of hand, and you have a gingival recession.
Some things that can lead to gum recession are aggressive brushing, teeth grinding, misalignment, gingivitis, and genetics. Of course, some things are preventable and others are predetermined, but it’s important to control what you can. Speak with your dentist about your oral care habits and health history to assess your risk, and give you tips about how to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
If you would like more information about soft tissue grafting, call Dr. Cabrera in Chicago, IL at 312-994-7939 or visit www.perioimplantchicago.com.
Dr. Cabrera proudly serves Chicago and all surrounding areas.
We are dedicated to providing patients with the best possible experience no matter the procedure. It is important to us that each patient gain a thorough understanding of what their treatment will entail from beginning to end. Procedures such as gum recession treatment have historically been an unpopular one, as it has been invasive one. Today we are proud to offer patients a much less invasive means of correcting their receding gum line.
Periodontics practices have utilized tunneling procedures for a long time as they allow for the use of small incisions. This practice has found its way into gum recession treatment, and we are proud to employ this method. This means of correcting recession reduces recovery time and discomfort for the patient.
A major shift in this procedure is the use of dissolvable sutures used to stabilize the surgical area, allowing the patient to return to their daily practices, and eliminating the need for follow-up visits. We have noticed our patients enter, and recover from treatment more pleasantly, and making them comfortable makes us smile.
If you would like more information about soft tissue grafting, call Dr. Cabrera in Chicago, IL at 312-994-7939 or visit www.perioimplantchicago.com.
Dr. Cabrera proudly serves Chicago and all surrounding areas.
Pioneered by Dr. Chao, the Pinhole® Surgical Technique is a new way to repair gum recession through a pinhole-sized incision, rather than having to cut through the tissue. This new technique will not only reduce the discomfort of grafting surgery but cuts down recovery time as well.
Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions by patients:
How common is gum recession?
While the desire to do something about one’s receding gums was less common than the problem itself (due in part to the expense, discomfort, and recovery time), the issue is fairly common.
How long can I expect the standard gum grafting procedure to take?
The standard procedure requires cutting out a graft of the gum from the palate and grafting it to where it’s needed. To delicately cut and remove the graft tissue and attach it with sutures takes about an hour to an hour and a half for just one or two teeth. It’s the recovery time that would take a while, up to two or three weeks. With Pinhole Surgical Technique, there is no gum grafting anymore. A pinhole is made by a needle, so there’s no scalpel or cutting at all. Then we shift the tissue down with very little trauma to the tissue. This reduces procedural discomfort, operation time, and recovery.
Will I need another procedure in a few years?
The Pinhole Surgical Technique is expected to be permanent.
If you would like more information about Pinhole Surgical Technique, call Dr. Peter O. Cabrera in Chicago, IL at 312-994-7939 or visit www.perioimplantchicago.com.
Dr. Cabrera proudly serves Chicago and all surrounding areas.