(I don't know you and followed a comment on Ross's blog, sorry if commenting seems creepy).
Dental work scares the crap out of me... but a bone graft isn't really that bad. :) I had a weird tumor thing removed from my jaw about two years ago, which was followed by a bone graft. Painkillers don't work on me at all (Vicodin has absolutely no effect, even double-dosed), so I'm not going to say it was a fabulous experience... but it wasn't as bad or scary as it sounded. The part that hurt was the healing incision, not the bone graft itself. There wasn't any residual discomfort or deep aching or anything.
If you're looking for a really great oral surgeon, I really recommend Dr. Amborski in Pittsford. For extracting a tooth, removing the weird thing in my jaw and sending it off for cancer screening, and doing the bone graft (all while I was happily unconscious), the whole thing was only around $800 before insurance. I'm not sure if he does the implants and everything, but it might be worth looking into.
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Date: 2011-03-01 02:16 am (UTC)Dental work scares the crap out of me... but a bone graft isn't really that bad. :) I had a weird tumor thing removed from my jaw about two years ago, which was followed by a bone graft. Painkillers don't work on me at all (Vicodin has absolutely no effect, even double-dosed), so I'm not going to say it was a fabulous experience... but it wasn't as bad or scary as it sounded. The part that hurt was the healing incision, not the bone graft itself. There wasn't any residual discomfort or deep aching or anything.
If you're looking for a really great oral surgeon, I really recommend Dr. Amborski in Pittsford. For extracting a tooth, removing the weird thing in my jaw and sending it off for cancer screening, and doing the bone graft (all while I was happily unconscious), the whole thing was only around $800 before insurance. I'm not sure if he does the implants and everything, but it might be worth looking into.
Anyway, don't be scared; it won't be that bad. :)