Pinhole surgical technique for treatment of marginal tissue recession: A case series

• Main Author: Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
• Subjects: Minimally invasive; pinhole surgery; root coverage; recession
• Online Access: http://www.jisponline.com/article.asp?issn=0972-124X;year=2017;volume=21;issue=6;spage=507;epage=511;aulast=Reddy

The field of periodontal plastic surgery is always a subject of fascination for periodontists, and the importance of pink esthetics is gaining its pace. Preservation of what is existing is more important than its replacement. The same principle also applies to soft-tissue esthetic procedures thereby the concept of minimal surgical invasion came into existence. This article presents a series of five cases with 18 recession sites which were treated with a minimally invasive Pinhole Surgical Technique which resulted in overall root coverage of 96.7% after 6-month follow-up with minimal complications.