Anyone ever had gum grafting??

Question:

I am going to the peridontist on Thurs. to look into having several soft tissue grafts on my lower front teeth. I had gum loss (severe) after my braces came off and my dentist is worried I may suffer bone loss if we don't get the graft soon. I have good insurance, but I wondered how much something like that was per tooth. Any one had this done before & know the ball park figure per tooth?? And how was the post op?? Painful for very long? How was the spot where they removed the graft from, did it hurt much? What did the finished product look like - did it look good, natural?? Thanks!

Answers:
My son is having it done this Friday for his lower front teeth (both, I believe.) He also needs a Frenulectomy (where they snip that little piece of skin tht connects your lower lip to your bottom gums) because his is too short & is what caused his gums to recede. The total cost for both is around $970. (I'm expecting the insurance to cover about 80% of that.) They say the graft site on the roof of your mouth feels like it might feel after getting burned from eating really hot pizza. But since my son is only 8, we're going with the alloderm grafts instead, because it will be less invasive & less painful for him. The peridontist said the whole thing should take about 1/2 hr to 45 minutes. Supposedly the mouth heals very quickly, so I'm sure he'll be good to go by Monday. We were told he will need to eat cold & soft foods for the next day or so & gradually return to a normal diet. As far as what it will look like, I don't even think we'll ever see it unless we look for it, since it's the bottom 2 teeth, which are almost always hidden by his lip, anyway.

As a side note, his great grandmother told us that she had a gum graft years ago & of all her teeth, it's the only one that hasn't receded as she's gotten older (she's 84.)

Anyone ever had gum grafting??

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