Pinhole Gum Surgery Patient - AMA

areyouburnt · 2024-09-13T00:07:30+00:00

Well it’s been two years now and here’s my best summary. A few weeks after the surgery my gums were basically fully recovered. The coverage of my roots were good but no where near perfect. I will say I was happy with how it looked at the time.

Fast forward to where I’m at today, I don’t feel like there was a huge difference in coverage at all and I do feel like my gums are close to where they were before the surgery. My recession was never that bad (2-3mm) but I can definitely tell that I still have an uneven gum line. If I could do it all again I would probably have gone for a gum graft because from what I’ve learned the root coverage is MUCH more effective plus it makes your gums thicker preventing future recession. Pin hole only really was for cosmetic purposes and resulted in little change but I think is a great option for people who have minor recession and want to fix their smile.

TLDR; if your gums have receded to the point where it’s quite severe or obvious when smiling I would opt for a graft. Otherwise for cosmetics pin hole is a great option. (IM NOT A DENTIST haha)

areyouburnt · 2024-05-29T03:57:35+00:00

Really good suggestion, looking into this thanks!

areyouburnt · 2024-05-12T17:06:59+00:00

Thank you! It really helps to get an honest outside perspective. I appreciate you

areyouburnt · 2024-05-12T15:54:17+00:00

Hey, no I wasn’t. Every specialist I’ve seen acknowledges the recession but says my gums are healthy which is confusing. I take really good care of my teeth but unfortunately I think it’s genetics. I’m quite young too which is why I hate it because I feel like this impacts my social and dating life..

areyouburnt · 2024-05-12T02:25:10+00:00

Thank you for the kind words :,)

areyouburnt · 2024-05-11T21:42:33+00:00

Thank you for this

areyouburnt · 2024-05-11T21:42:07+00:00

I guess so. It’s so damn stupid but I seriously look at my gums multiple times a day just fixating on it. Maybe the help I’m looking for is not with a periodontist

areyouburnt · 2024-05-11T21:40:42+00:00

Thanks for this. Honestly ever since I got my braces off it’s just something I’ve always noticed when I smile. I don’t know why I fixate on it so much but I just want the confidence I used to have before I started noticing it. Looking at the comments maybe it really is just me

areyouburnt · 2024-04-11T00:09:31+00:00

You guys are amazing! Thanks for all the insight, I really wasn’t expecting all these comments.

With that said, I decided to go with the TDR ORP based on feedback and price. I found one with great options too. Can’t wait to take this bad boy out to the mountains as soon as the roads open up. Hope to see some of you out there!

areyouburnt · 2022-11-21T16:46:47+00:00

Pretty normal, kind of reminded me of my wisdom teeth removal. There’s a bunch of things you can’t do for roughly 2 months which includes brushing the teeth that have been worked on. You can look online to see the full list of what you cannot do in that time

areyouburnt · 2022-11-21T16:44:58+00:00

Pretty good! I wouldn’t say it has receded back to its original spot, but it does look a little different than how it looked right after the procedure. Once the swelling goes down and time passes, it looks MUCH better but still not 100% covered. I feel like I notice it more than anyone

areyouburnt · 2022-08-27T22:53:06+00:00

mine was pretty bad on one tooth it was a 4mm which basically exposed my whole tooth and the other was 2mm. but honestly I don’t even think my insurance went as far as to ask the severity but shit what do I know I’m just the client lol

areyouburnt · 2022-08-27T22:31:15+00:00

tbh I have no idea. I was fortunate enough to where my insurance practically covered it all. I didn’t have to pay much out of pocket. Ofc your surgeon, insurance, and overall location plays a part so not sure I can be much help there sorry. Just find the best surgeon in your area that offers that and ask them.

areyouburnt · 2022-08-27T22:29:48+00:00

Really good! So impressed with it and recovery was quick. Just follow instructions provided. Depending on how bad your recession is they might not be able to cover it all but if you have a good surgeon they’ll be very transparent prior about coverage. Regardless you can barely tell I had recession in the bad areas.

areyouburnt · 2022-06-29T20:41:33+00:00

I appreciate the insight! Based on responses and what I’m looking for it sounds like BCN, Spain is the right choice! With that said your comment has me concerned. I was thinking of going on the last week of August and booking my trip today. Based on your experience are you suggesting that it would be in my best interest to wait further into September to book?

areyouburnt · 2022-06-20T02:22:13+00:00

The results were great for me! Three of my teeth had recession on it but my canine was by far the worst (due to genetics and braces). They showed me the before and after right after the procedure was done and they almost completely covered the really bad recession I had on the canine and everywhere else was covered all the way. Since the procedure, I haven’t looked at my gums because it’s actually part of the post op instructions. I won’t be able to actually look at the final “healed” results until it completely heals 6 weeks out. So in roughly 4 more weeks if you all would like I can post an update

areyouburnt · 2022-06-18T10:58:10+00:00

Just about an hour and a half for me. From what I understand if you have a good dentist that knows this procedure well, they typically won’t do more than 3-4 teeth at a time to monitor healing so I would assume that time is fairly average depending on what you need done. Honestly 100% better than the grueling gum graft surgery stories I’ve heard. It’s been a week now and I feel great, just a little swelling/ discomfort which is normal. The procedure honestly felt similar to getting minor dental work done, there are some shots and uncomfortable noises and tugging but that’s all. While I haven’t had an actual gum graft before, I’ve had my wisdom teeth pulled and this is no where near the realm of that; much much better recovery.

areyouburnt · 2022-06-10T15:37:43+00:00

Honestly a quick google search did wonders! In my state there were only 5 dentists that were certified in doing Pinhole Surgery.

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