Has anyone actually gone through perio gum surgery?
Ive seen posts for people contempating the surgery here. I have been advised to have the surgery where they cut open your gums, scrape and sew them up (plainly speaking). I am having deep cleaning 4 times a year, but it seems that even tho I improve a bit, the dentists still like to make referrals to periodontists. They come up with estimates of 00 a quadrant. I would like to hear from actual gum surgery victims 
about this procedure which they say only helps 50% and lasts only a few years!
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I had it done on all 4 quadrants, and my periodontist charged $900 per quadrant. She did a great job, too. I never had any pain. The bone grafts (5 of them, all cow bone) were $350 each, but she gave me a discount so I was charged only $250 each. She also told me that if I continued to take good care of my teeth with regular cleanings (every 3 months) and good hygiene (brushing and flossing), I would never have to undergo any periodontal procedure ever again.
I have never had any gum surgery done but I do work for a periodontist 1 day a week. The fees will be different depending on where you live, and exactly what they are doing. Each procedure has a code hence a different fee. Deep scales we charge about 350.00 per quad. Once you are having the deep scales and are going 4x’s a year you become a perio patient. By what you are saying i am guessing it is what we call osseous surgery (cut back the gums so you then see more tooth structure scale and clean the area really well, sometimes cleaned and irrigated using a drill, then stitch up the gums). From what i see if patients are doing good with their homecare and are seeing their dental hygienist on a regular basis it should last years. But you as a patient need to be doing your homecare to help and keep your teeth and gums healthy
Hope this helps
Well, let’s see what you can do to relieve your gum problem.
Are you on medication that causes it? Certain blood pressure medicine causes gum tissues to puff up. Look into it. If it’s a side effect see if you can change to a different medicine without this particular side-effect. The best way to reduce the gum effects is flossing ( I have been told by my dentist) after each meal. The bacteria stemming from the caught food in between the teeth cause the gums to puff up and also cause bad breath sometimes. Gargle with mouth wash (there’s a strong one in the market) to reduce the bacterial infection.
The flossing is painful in a sense that you have to do it probably two to three times depending on your food; may be once is okay too. Try it out and let us know.
And of course, the last resort is to have a surgery. It’s not that bad since you’ll have it one quadrant at a time and with general anesthetic.
As far as the cost is concerned, if you’re poor like me, you can go to a university with a dental program. They normally have clinics where they have dental students under supervision of the Dentist do the procedure. You can even insist on the Dentist (professor) to do the procedure which is much much cheaper than the dentist with an outside office. These University Dentist are not that bad since they have to teach the dental interns on how to do the procedure.
Just make sure you do the homework and find the best doc available within your means.
Hope that helps,
Rob.
Hello!
Gum disease is a major health problem in the United States, and it is great that your dentists have recognized it and have suggested treatment for you.
Periodontal surgery, or as Kathy also mentioned, osseous surgery involves opening the gum over the bone, cleaning the teeth and modifying the bone shape, and replacing the gums, often slightly lower on the teeth than before. This reduces the pockets (the probing numbers you hear the dentist), but also can lead to some sensitivity where the root is now exposed. In addition, black triangles can be present where the gum is now missing between the teeth. The procedure has been done for ages, and has a good track record. Most periodontists tell their patients they may need retreatment in 5-10 years - I often see people who are looking for their second or third round of surgery.
There are some alternatives to traditional “cut and sew” surgery. There are a variety of laser procedures and one which removes the diseased tissue, without reducing the gum volume or height and doesn’t require bone grafting - it is called LANAP and it is FDA-approved for the outcome of the procedure - which is a new “connective tissue” attachment - in other words - building back what you had before, instead of the other kind of attachment that scaling, and surgery often make (which is weaker - a “long junctional epithelium”). The great part is that there is very little discomfort associated with the procedure, few post operative complications and costs are typically lower since no bone grafting is required. There is likely a LANAP practicing periodontist or dentist near you.
If you have any other questions I would be happy to answer them for you. Gum disease treatment is important for both keeping your teeth and for systemic concerns, so I definitely recommend treatment - but make sure you investigate all your options before you begin with therapy - you’ll be glad you did.
Thanks for listening!
Suresh
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