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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: flap surgery?
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A 52-year old female asked:
What's the best way to diminish scars after mohs flap surgery?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Why should I be charged for the flap surgery when it failed and lead to an extraction? Afraid to bring it up with this specialist. One charge, right?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is it better to go for flap surgery before extracting decidous teeth?
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A 24-year old male asked:
How risky is pharyngeal flap surgery for correcting hypernasal voice? Are there equally effective alternatives?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Is gum flap surgery for a 5 mm pocket considered a minor type dental procedure when compared to other invasive surgical types?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Anytime I have flap surgery = extraction. Maybe, the periodontist missed pocket depths. Cleaning/exam every 3 months and do not neglect. Comments?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Tooth pockets just lead to deeper pockets then extraction, in my case. Perio cleanings quarterly for past 10 yrs. Can a laser vs. Flap surgery help?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have transphincter fistula, going for flap surgery.After how long can I do deep, very heavy weighted squats, without risking i'll tear the flap off?
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A 59-year old male asked:
About how many millimeters would a sulcus have to be to show the need for gum flap surgery (vs. Wait & see) by a dental specialist?
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A 59-year old male asked:
If gingival flap surgery by scalpel resulted in a surprising 6mm sulcus at healing, what happens next? Full charge to the patient-no exceptions?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Dds: ada 4240 was performed solely & as flap surgery on #2. No planing, etc., of any other quadrant teeth involved. 7140 necessary. Charge for each?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Let's say the newly placed tooth implant does not take and needs dds removal. Do i get back the flap surgery fee, implant charge=$2, 000. Loose it all?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I'm 22 n I have recession , so I want to have flap surgery for that but at the same time I have malocclusion so I want to have orthodontic treatment too..so after undergoing periodontal treatment how long should I wait for orthodontic treatment ?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I was diagnosed with a complex transpheric anterior fistula. I'm M,48. My doctor recommended lift or flap surgery. After surgery if it's successful what are the future risks? Will I be able to safely ride a bicycle or lift heavy things after time?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Do dentists ever start an implant operation by doing flap surgery to then discontinue it (at that time) due to bone quality issues?
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A 40-year old male asked:
How long should I be recovering after transplantation of arm materials to replace upper palate? Flap surgery plus two biopsies of abdomen same time.
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A 62-year old female asked:
Endocartitus staph infection 5 debridements flap surgery what precautions to take to heal?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Is it possible for a dental specialist to place bone grafting material within a tooth's deeper pocket without the need to do flap surgery?
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A 62-year old male asked:
I just had molar flap surgery where a section of tooth root was removed. Will the sewn gum at the gum/tooth junction have a deep sulcus? Worried.
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A 59-year old male asked:
My molar had no mobility. Extracted due to failed flap surgery. Gum abscess. How common to loose this tooth's bony buccal wall via extraction trauma?
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A 38-year old male asked:
I had an advancement flap surgery to treat a intersphincteric fistula. 9 days after surgery while pooping I suddenly started to bleed. I got scared and jumped into the shower under really cold water to stop the blood. What happened ? Worried?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I still have extreme tightness in abdomen, constant discomfort and pain, 20 months after diep flap reconst surgery. Can anything be done?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Why hasn't my dental specialist tested me for bacterial type? Flap surgery to extraction always comes up as only option. Can testing really help?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My husband suffered a spinal cord injury 13 months ago (C7 spinal fusion 6/29/22). He has had numerous muscle flap surgeries and wound vacs to try and repair to no avail. My Q is, can the spacer or cage be removed after 14 mos??
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A 38-year old female asked:
How long does it take abdominal muscles to repair, swelling to subside post DIEP flap surgery for breast recon surgery. How long do wound take to heal?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Bone flap reattachment after brain surgery, wires vs plates, differences?
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A 38-year old female asked about a 36-year old female:
Can a roux en y surgery be reversed?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Pouch surgery in ulcerative coitis y doesn't it work on everybody?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can the flap created by lasik femtosecond intralase surgery ever heal?
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