Periodontal Pinhole Surgery For Gingival Recession: A Case Report

One of the most common periodontal diseases is gingival recession. The main issues with recession problems are hypersensitivity and aesthetics. There are a variety of treatment options for it, however minimally invasive treatments have lately gained popularity due to lower patient morbidity and equivalent results when compared to traditional treatments.One of the evolving techniques, based on the principles of minimally invasive procedure, is the pinhole technique invented by John Chao. This is a scalpel free, suture free procedure which is used for correcting recessions. Along with the use of PRF, this is a very promising technique for the management of Miller's Class I and II type of recession.