I was told by my dentist that I need laser periodontal treatment.?

Question:

Does anyone have an idea of how much this costs, and if it is covered by insurance?

Answers:
Your dentist is jerking you. The insurance company is only going to pay the percentage (usually 80% on perio but if you have a horrible plan 50%) of the usual and customary fee for the zip code in which the procedure was performed. Ask your doctor what code is being used to bill. Make him get a preauthorization for treatment. There are many different types of perio surgeries. Ask him what he is doing. Is it root planing and scaling? Get specific. Most of all shop around. If you live near a major university tht has a dental school you have great options. If you are in a managed care plan you need to read the fine print because he can not charge you extra because he wants to use a different technique for the same old fashioned perio surgery. Also ask for your pocket chart.

perio therapy is an excellent alternative to surgery. it is usually completed in 4 treatments of affected areas following scaling and root planing to remove the big stuff. the purpose is to sterilize the pockets and to remove some of the affected tissue. of course you could go under the knife, get stitched back together and endure the associated pain, but why?

if your dentist is offering laser perio therapy then consider yourself lucky to go to such an up to date dentist. this kind of procedure is only offered by dentists who attend lots of classes and own the latest technology.

i do these laser procedures with nothing less than amazing results. patients are so much happier with this over surgery and you will too.

Tom is right, gigi is an idiot.

The lasers being used in dental today are amazing, and will save you way more than going to a specialist for surgery.

We charge a mere $35 per site, a real value when you consider the alternatives. We could charge much more, but since insurance usually doesn't cover this, we want to encourage patients to have the very best treatment by keeping the fee reasonable.

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