I live in Cloverdale CA. My dentist of 25 years recommended Dr Seda when I had periodontal issues - no one in Santa Rosa, but Dr Seda in San Rafael because he could trust his abilities. My dentist, I came to learn after a few years, re ... See More
I live in Cloverdale CA. My dentist of 25 years recommended Dr Seda when I had periodontal issues - no one in Santa Rosa, but Dr Seda in San Rafael because he could trust his abilities. My dentist, I came to learn after a few years, recommended treatments for the sole purpose of saving my teeth and dental health. He does not recommend anything not needed. I found Sr Seda and his team to be exactly the same kind of professional, which is why my dentist told me to travel further. Besides installing a dental implant efficiently and without pain during the procedure, my dentist reviewed the work after and said that Dr Seda really had done a great job.
When my spouse ended up at a periodontist in Santa Rosa, before I knew it, through a local dentist in Cloverdale (who indicated there was just a small periodontal issue), he came out of that Santa Rosa office after a 3 minute examination, no bone scan, being told he needed a full treatment for all of the gums in the mouth for $6600 and he was going to lose teeth. I took him right over to Dr Seda for a second opinion and we found out the issue was just confined to 2 quadrants, was not in imminent danger of losing teeth and cost us about 1/3 of what the other one quoted. My spouse had the exact same feeling of Dr Seda and his staff that I have.
Great Periodontists, like Dr Seda, will always ask for you to have a full bone scan of your mouth - even thought not covered by insurance, it’s invaluable. It gives the Dr the full 3D scope of your entire dental health - gums, teeth and their roots and the bone the roots are in. Get one! You want your periodontal issues to be accurately diagnosed. You wouldn’t have a heart valve replaced by a cardiac surgeon that just thinks you might need it replaced, would you?