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[quote=Anonymous]I was terrified of doing a gum graft and put it off for a while. I ended up having it done on 6 teeth, both top and bottom.

I only had local Novocain and was scared it wouldn’t be enough- I’m a redhead with high tolerance for anesthesia. They did have to add more at the beginning and halfway through. I hated the harvesting part where they removed tissue from my palate. It was uncomfortable but not horribly painful. I didn’t like the stitching, either. The procedure felt like it took a very long time.

I am a slow healer but I found that using the palate guard helped a lot and I didn’t have horrible pain after. Days 4-5 were the worst for me and when it felt like it shouldn’t hurt but it did. I started really healing after that and even managed a camping trip 10 days later without trouble.

I had to have a revision but my periodontist doesn’t charge for those. He’s a perfectionist and another periodontist probably would have called it good enough. That was just on one tooth and required way less time and did not feel even close to how the original one did. It was easier and healed at the same pace.

I have genetically bad gums from my dad’s side. He didn’t do anything until he was much older than me (I’m 43) and had a lot more painful work to get everything right. Do it now! Protect your teeth and gums!

The price you were quoted seems high. Mine was covered fully by insurance and the cash price was listed but would have been far lower. My periodontist schedules very far out and with payment plans. Get a second opinion and talk to them about payment plans. It’s worth it but find a perfectionist because you want this to be done right. I wouldn’t worry about IV sedation unless you’re really, really sensitive or nervous. [/quote]

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