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Breakthrough Dental Treatment for Gum Recession Now Available in North Shore
A new procedure called the Pinhole Surgical Technique, which is only offered by 550 doctors worldwide, can fix gum recession permanently.
According to the CDC, one out of every two adults aged 30 years or older has periodontal (gum) disease, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects both gum tissue and the bones supporting the teeth. This can result in gum recession, exposing the root of the tooth and inviting decay and dental problems.
Gum recession can also be caused by aggressive brushing, aging, poor dental care, tobacco, or grinding and clenching teeth. Treatment of gum recession early on can prevent more severe dental problems down the road.
Previously, gum recession could only be treated surgically through an invasive gum graft procedure involving scalpels, sutures, and a slow, painful healing process.
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A new procedure called the Pinhole Surgical Technique, which is only offered by 550 doctors worldwide, can fix gum recession permanently. The one to two hour minimally-invasive procedure corrects the gumline without incisions, sutures, or gum grafts. Dentists can correct 10-14 teeth per procedure, with three teeth requiring 20 minutes of treatment. Patients can return to work the next day.
Dr. Dino Mantis of Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center in Wilmette is now offering the Pinhole Surgical Technique to patients.
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“Previously, fixing the gumline without a slow, painful recovery was not an option,” explains Dr. Mantis. “Now patients can fix gum recession without altering their day-to-day life.”
To see a digital video as well as before and after pictures of the Pinhole Technique, visit DrDinoMantis.com.
In practice since 1987, Dr. Dino Mantis has extensive experience and expertise in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry, family dentistry, orthodontics, implants and more. He has received advanced training from some of the top names in the field of dentistry. Mantis Dentistry & Implant Center is located at 1625 N Sheridan Road in Wilmette, Illinois and serves the Evanston, Wilmette and North Shore area. For more information, visit DrDinoMantis.com or call 847-256-4776.
