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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov-Dec;21(6):507-511.
doi: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_138_17.

Pinhole Surgical Technique for treatment of marginal tissue recession: A case series

Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy  1
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Pinhole Surgical Technique for treatment of marginal tissue recession: A case series

Saravanan Sampoornam Pape Reddy. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2017 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Minimally invasive; pinhole surgery; recession; root coverage.

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Baseline showing multiple marginal tissue recession
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Pinhole incision in alveolar mucosa
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Preparation of tissue through pinhole
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Set of instruments used
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Insertion of collagen membrane
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Postoperative at 24 h
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Postoperative healing after 1 month
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Postoperative healing after 6 months
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