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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / April 2007Alveoloplasty
I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a gingivoplasty. Were both proceedures necessary? When would make a gingivoplasty necessary? Both were included in the cost apparently, but this still seemed awfully expenive to me. The dentist (not a specialist) said "I always charge $975 but I'll make it $200 for you. Before the proceedure was done, I mistook (I guess) what he said as being "he'll charge me $200 and felt relieved. But after the surgery, his nurse gave me a bill for $775. When I got home afterwards (blown away by the misunderstanding and the cost (or both) I called an oral surgeon, several in fact asking prices. One secretary told me usually around $250 per quadrant, another said from $300-500 depending. I neglected to mention the gingivoplasty so be an extra charge and come out about right anyway? Or is the gingivoplasty usually done at no extra expense? Thank you so much, looking forward to your response. Linda We cannot see your mouth. We do not know EXACTLY what was done. Sounds more like you had periodontal surgery. Do you have teeth?  Signature/ Amatus / >I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a > gingivoplasty. Were both proceedures necessary? When would make a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Linda > I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a > gingivoplasty. Were both proceedures necessary? When would make a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Linda We need context here--was this done in conjunction with extractions, as a periodontal procedure, or preliminary to some kind of prosthetic treatment (dentures, implants, etc.)? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 On Apr 17, 12:12 am, lynga...@yahoo.com wrote: > I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a > gingivoplasty. Were both proceedures necessary? When would make a [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Linda Oral surgeons do not usually do these procedures at least not in the context you described. If you want to shop around you need to call a periodontist/gum surgeon not an oral surgeon. $775 is more than reasonable for this service. I currently charge roughly $1200.00/quadrant for something like this. I guess they gave you $200 discount from their usual fee and you mistook the discount as the fee. This typically happens because statistically it has been proven patients remember 50% of what is explained to them and that leads to misunderstandings. A dental office is a threatening place for patients and it is hard to stay in tune with everything around you, so this is expected. >On Apr 17, 12:12 am, lynga...@yahoo.com wrote: >> I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Oral surgeons do not usually do these procedures at least not in the >context you described. Yea we do.... >If you want to shop around you need to call a periodontist/gum surgeon >not an oral surgeon. Really? Must be that 'periodontal plastic surgery' thing they like to refer to these days..... >$775 is more than reasonable for this service. I currently charge >roughly $1200.00/quadrant for something like this. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >office is a threatening place for patients and it is hard to stay in >tune with everything around you, so this is expected. >> On Apr 17, 12:12 am, lynga...@yahoo.com wrote: >>> I had a one quadrant Alveoloplasty done today and also a [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> office is a threatening place for patients and it is hard to stay in >> tune with everything around you, so this is expected. I just don't hardly even understand the nomenclature anymore. I can't tell from either the OP nor Alex exactly what procedure we're talking about. Steve, confused again. SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 I was going to say something, but I just decided to let it slide. I wouldn't usually charge for a gingivoplasty and an alveoloplasty on the same visit. The gv would be if I wasn't doing anything with bone, and the av would encompass whatever I needed to do to reshape a ridge. For me, an av is usually associated with removable prosthetics. A gv might be perio or cosmetic. How about you Dave? Steve >>Oral surgeons do not usually do these procedures at least not in the >>context you described. > > Yea we do.... >I was going to say something, but I just decided to let it slide. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Steve I would agree and that is how I would handle it too. The majority of gv I do are related to systemic causes like anti-rejection or siezure meds or tuning up an implant but I have done my fair share of crown lengthenings, ct grafts, gtr etc. I bill one or the other if done simultaneously but both at the same time usually means excess gums after recontouring the bone. >>>Oral surgeons do not usually do these procedures at least not in the >>>context you described. >> >> Yea we do.... |
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