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ken0042 · 07-11-2012, 10:36 PM

I also say to get a 2nd opinion. I had a dentist who had a pretty good chairside manor, and pretty assistants. He also direct billed to insurance; so seemed great.

Then he started talking about gum grafting to take care of receiding gums. They called me and asked if I could come in early; and I asked if I should eat something first. They said not to worry. However I couldn't really eat anything solid for a couple of days. (Red flag #1- they seemed to want to rush me in.) A few months later I underwent the next proceedure and afterwards the dentist said I needed about 20-24 more proceedures. (Red flag #2- seemed excessive.)

The next week I was doing a service call for an othodontist and asked his opinion. He looked in my mouth and said "Yeah, go see another dentist." He then implied that some dentists were making a lot of money with the gum grafting. I went to see another dentist and he said we should wait and see if further grafts were needed. His assistant also went over how I was brushing wrong. 10 years later my current dentist says my gums are fine.

07-11-2012, 10:36 PM	#25
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I also say to get a 2nd opinion. I had a dentist who had a pretty good chairside manor, and pretty assistants. He also direct billed to insurance; so seemed great. Then he started talking about gum grafting to take care of receiding gums. They called me and asked if I could come in early; and I asked if I should eat something first. They said not to worry. However I couldn't really eat anything solid for a couple of days. (Red flag #1- they seemed to want to rush me in.) A few months later I underwent the next proceedure and afterwards the dentist said I needed about 20-24 more proceedures. (Red flag #2- seemed excessive.) The next week I was doing a service call for an othodontist and asked his opinion. He looked in my mouth and said "Yeah, go see another dentist." He then implied that some dentists were making a lot of money with the gum grafting. I went to see another dentist and he said we should wait and see if further grafts were needed. His assistant also went over how I was brushing wrong. 10 years later my current dentist says my gums are fine.