Healthy gums are largely pinkish-red (not too red). They conform snugly to the teeth. The gumline doesn’t look too short, which exposes more of the teeth and contributes to a “long in the tooth” appearance to the smile. Such a “toothy smile” may be due to gum recession. When looking for a leading gum specialist near me in Chicago, Illinois, Peter O. Cabrera, DDS & Bahareh Sabzehei, DDS, MS, Periodontics and Dental Implants, know that receding gums are simply the highly noticeable manifestation of a set of underlying problems. You can trust that our team has the knowledge and capabilities to resolve these problems and restore your smile’s aesthetics, function, and health.
What causes gum recession?
Several potential contributors to the development of gums that pull away from the teeth exist. These factors range from disease and tooth positioning to anatomical characteristics such as tissue thickness and the shape of the jaw.
How do you treat gum recession?
Since so many potential causes or factors are involved with receding gums, our specialists must focus on your unique situation. We can then determine the best therapies, products, and other interventions to address your needs. We must also account for your specific anatomy. For instance, treatment recommendations may be based on the amount of available healthy soft tissue.
What are ways you have successfully treated receding gums?
Treatment possibilities range from ongoing monitoring to gum grafting to build up the deteriorated soft tissues to the Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique. As periodontists or gum specialists, you can trust that any recommendation is clinically proven effective and safe.
Will it hurt?
No treatment at our specialty center should ever hurt. Our periodontists take a Minimally Invasive Surgery approach to receding gums and other conditions. In the past, treatment involved large incisions or openings in the tissues. We can get great results with minimal/small openings or incisions. These techniques largely minimize the risk of discomfort and other undesirable side effects and complications. Since they preserve the utmost natural tissue, minimally invasive procedures also get the most aesthetic results. We also precisely administer local anesthetic to numb the treatment sites. If you are worried about a procedure, we are happy to discuss other methods to keep you relaxed at every stage of treatment. Lastly, our specialists can combine many procedures to rebuild lost, diseased, or deteriorated tissues. This allows us to efficiently consolidate several steps into a single procedure, which makes for a happier patient.
What is the Chao Pinhole® Surgical Technique?
PST is just one example of our minimally-invasive approaches at the office of Peter O. Cabrera, DDS & Bahareh Sabzehei, DDS, MS, Periodontics, and Dental Implants. It is an alternative to traditional grafting techniques, which require making two openings in the mouth (the first to access the tissue graft and the second at the actual treatment site). Depending on the health and amount of existing tissue, PST may be appropriate and involves creating tiny, pinhead-sized openings in the gums. Through these openings, we loosen the tissues and reposition them. So, they now cover vulnerable areas, such as exposed tooth roots.
Receding gums have many implications for the health and beauty of your smile. Call (312) 736-7959 today to speak with our Chicago, IL specialty team and schedule your consultation.
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