Local vs General anesthesia (IV anesthesia) for gum surgery
Local vs General anesthesia (IV anesthesia) for gum surgery
Added: October 13, 2008 - 3:24 PM
By: Patient Email Withheld, Mt. Prospect, IL
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Case Summary
Gum Surgery
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Last Full Mouth X-Ray: 6 mos ago
Last Cleaning: 3 mos ago
Case Description
I need to have gum surgery as well as two areas of bone reconstruction (I have bone loss) Surgery will take about 2 hours...IV anesthesia is $750. Is it worth the $$$ to have IV anesthesia or can I do the procedure with local anesthesia?
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Reply: Local vs General anesthesia (IV anesthesia) for gum surgery
added: October 13, 2008 - 9:35 PM
Dear patient,This procedure may be performed with local anesthesia. In my practice, most ( 95%) of patients having this type of treatment have local anesthesia, and do well. However, if you are very nervous about having surgery, it may be worth it to you to have the IV tyo of anesthesia. It is an individual choice based on your comfort level with receiving treatment.Sincerely,Dr. Dorothy Anasinski
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