Chao Pinhole Surgical Technique procedure requires no cutting, no sutures and virtually no downtime and is a revolutionary alternative to gum grafting. Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation ™ or Chao Pinhole Surgical Technique (PST™), is a new minimally invasive treatment for receeding gums without the invasive surgery and recovery time required with gum grafting. Dr. Glassman is among the first group dentists and periodontists to be trained in the new technique, invented by Los Angeles dentist Dr. John Chao.

The treatment is also known as the Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation ™.

For additional information call Dr. Glassman’s office at 818-575-8042 or see more information and videos about the technique here.

If you are interested in the technique and would like to view the latest information on Chao Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation, you can find it here on the inventor, Dr. John Chao’s website. Below is an excerpt from his website:

“The Chao Pinhole Surgical Technique ™ (PST) is a sophisticated yet seemingly simple way to move receding gums back into place without grafting surgery,” says Dr. Chao. “Rather than cutting and transferring gum tissue, the new technique takes just a few minutes per tooth treated, with virtually no pain and no downtime,” he says. “The new treatment has been featured on television news stories across the country.”

How PST is done:
Dr. Chao says that the affected teeth are cleaned and prepared, and the gum tissue is numbed with a local anesthetic. A small entry point is made in the gum above the tooth or teeth to be treated.

A specialized dental instrument designed and patented by Dr. Chao is inserted into the entry point and moved to free the gum tissue, then the gums are gently guided down to their proper position. Next, the dentist uses a small angled instrument to pass several collagen strips through the entry point and place them under the gums. “The collagen helps to keep the gum tissue in place and stimulates the body to generate more collagen. PST takes about a half an hour to an hour an as many as ten teeth can be treated at the same time. The small entry point quickly heals and is virtually undetectable the next day,” says Dr. Chao.”