Do Your Patients Know the Actual Costs of Gum Disease?
- Jason Schwartz
- Oct 7, 2016
Max Arocha, DMD, and Karla Jaquez, DMD, shed light on how much laser periodontal treatment can cost patients:
As of 2016, our cost range from $85 for gingivitis treatment to about $4,500 for a full mouth laser periodontal treatment on patients with severe periodontal infection. This includes the cost of local anesthesia and follow visits. The cost for a regular dental cleaning, called prophylaxis, averages between $75 and $85, while the average cost for periodontal scaling and root planing (deep cleaning) is between $175 and about $900. Periodontal maintenance costs after undergoing periodontal treatment average $115. Active severe periodontal treatment — which usually consists of laser periodontal treatment—costs an average of about $1,000 per quadrant.
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- Jason Schwartz
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- Jason Schwartz
- Dec 9, 2016
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- Jason Schwartz
- Nov 26, 2016
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