Has anyone gone to a periodontist and had work done????!
Question:
Has anyone gone to a periodontist and had work done????
i went today and got a skin graft!!! ouch!!!!!!! well, not too bad i guess :)
my hubby thinks we got ripped off
(they took a teeny bit of my gum from the roof of my mouth and put it at my lower teeth's gum line.)
apparently my gums were too thin there and this needed to be done b4 i get my braces put on (i'm 21). i never heard of anyone eles having this done even though they said like 40 - 50 % of ppl (that may have meant older patients) that get braces have to have this done.
Any comments, stories of experience, ect. would be really helpful in reassuring myself and my husband that we didnt waste $760 (CND$)!! thanks
Answers:
HELLO SUMMER,
I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR SUPRISE, BUT REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE NOT PAYING FOR WHAT THEY DO, BUT ALSO FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO DO IT CORRECTLY. YOU MAY MAVE HAD A GENERAL DENTIST WITH TRAINING ALSO DO THE SAME THING, BUT REMEMBER THE PERIODONTIST DOES ONLY GUMS AND HE'S THE SPECIALIST IN THESE PROCEDURES. $750 (CAN) SOUNDS ABOUT WHAT WE CHARGE IN $ (US).