The Pinhole surgical procedure is a revolutionary way correct root recession. This procedure involves no harvesting of tissue (no donor area) from the palate (inside of mouth) and a lot of times no suturing. Critical to the success of the Pinhole technique is the post procedure care of the area. After your Pinhole graft is
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St. Lawrence Dentistry recognizes the importance of treating gum recession. This is the process in which the margin of the gum tissue that protects the teeth wears away or pulls back, exposing more tooth root. When gum recession occurs, ‘pockets’ or gaps form between the teeth and gum line. This makes it easy for disease
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Chao Pinhole Technique The Chao Pinhole Technique, also known as Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation was invented and patented by John Chao DDS. It is a scalpel free, graft free, suture free, minimally invasive procedure for correcting recession and saving teeth. Through a small hole made by a needle, specially designed instruments are used to loosen the
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Maintaining children's teeth is a focus area of St. Lawrence Dentistry. In heavily decayed children's teeth, sometimes it is necessary...
St. Lawrence Dentistry is pleased to offer the latest advances in minimally invasive dentistry. Biomimetic Dentistry is the attempt of...
Tonsil stones (aka tonsilloliths) are calcifications of debris inside the cracks of the tonsils. When not calcified, the mass of...
Chlorhexidine (aka chlorhexidine gluconate) is antiseptic. It's used at St. Lawrence Dentistry and as a take-home rinse by many of...
St. Lawrence Dentistry performs dental procedures gently and conservatively. We make every effort to minimize the use of pain medications....
A Mouthwash is a liquid that is swished throughout the mouth or gargled. Customarily, mouthwashes are antibacterial liquids designed to...
