I've been thinking about this ever since cville posted about it.
I think I would unequivocally choose donor tissue if it were any place other than my mouth. I think, ultimately, I may choose the cadaver option for the gums for a few reasons. 1. I would get over it eventually, especially if it were less painful 2. Someone donated his/her body to help other people 3. Possibly less recovery time?
I don't know. I will likely need to have the same procedure done in the near future as well.
I would never tell any of you incredible bitches that I had donor cadaver gums.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
These responses are cracking me up. Thanks everyone for telling me about your experiences, they ate making me feel better.
I haven't asked yet about pros and cons of either option or rejection risks yet. I've been referred to a specialist so I'll ask at that appointment. My dentist said of the two specialists he refers to, only one offers both options so I asked for him.
I had a graft while I was in college. Cadaver tissue wasn't even offered to me (thank god). My mom drove me straight from my appointment to the airport and I flew to NYC for the weekend. I just couldn't drink through a straw for a few days and was sensitive to hot foods and drinks. I do have a high tolerance for mouth pain but I didn't think it was that big of a deal.
Youll be fine, do NOT use cadaver tissue! The roof of your mouth will heal, but you'd forever have a dead persons tissue in your mouth.
These responses are cracking me up. Thanks everyone for telling me about your experiences, they ate making me feel better.
I haven't asked yet about pros and cons of either option or rejection risks yet. I've been referred to a specialist so I'll ask at that appointment. My dentist said of the two specialists he refers to, only one offers both options so I asked for him.
Honestly, the only thing that would turn me off of donor gum tissue is the rejection issue. I guess your own tissue has a better change of "attaching". Either way, I wouldn't want to go through that twice. If I felt there was a good chance the donor tissue would work, I'd definitely consider it. I haven't gotten that far yet so I'm not sure of those chances.
These responses are cracking me up. Thanks everyone for telling me about your experiences, they ate making me feel better.
I haven't asked yet about pros and cons of either option or rejection risks yet. I've been referred to a specialist so I'll ask at that appointment. My dentist said of the two specialists he refers to, only one offers both options so I asked for him.
It's not an organ, you won't need anti-rejection medication, or anything. There's a chance your own skin wouldn't take as well.
Oh, really? okay. Good to know. I had a friend who had this done (it was donor tissue) and it ended up attaching and working out well for her but I thought there was a question at first of whether or not it would attach.
Ask your periodontist what they recommend. If you are a good candidate to use your own tissue, research shows that it may be more resistant to breakdown after 5 years.
And @booby, there is an injection available. It uses stem cells from foreskin and has very little research behind it currently, but may be promising. Fun fact: one foreskin provides enough tissue for a football field of grafts.
Well, aren't organs harvested before the person is technically deceased? If so, it isn't really fair to call it "cadaver" tissue. It's donor tissue, which makes it a whole lot more palatable, for me at least.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Ask your periodontist what they recommend. If you are a good candidate to use your own tissue, research shows that it may be more resistant to breakdown after 5 years.
And @booby, there is an injection available. It uses stem cells from foreskin and has very little research behind it currently, but may be promising. Fun fact: one foreskin provides enough tissue for a football field of grafts.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Oh, really? okay. Good to know. I had a friend who had this done (it was donor tissue) and it ended up attaching and working out well for her but I thought there was a question at first of whether or not it would attach.
I remember having to wait to make sure mine took, lol. It did look weird at first. The grafted tissue was such a different color than what was on the gum. I also remember freaking the fuck out b/c they biopsied my gums, before the procedure. So, naturally, I was worried about cancer.
Yep.. lol. I'm bad about this, too. I remember at a dentist appointment years ago, my dentist randomly told his assistant (loudly) "oral cancer check!" I was like "what? Cancer? Did you say cancer? Do you see something? What's happening?" I guess it was a routine exam? IDK but I still think of that and laugh.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Ask your periodontist what they recommend. If you are a good candidate to use your own tissue, research shows that it may be more resistant to breakdown after 5 years.
And @booby, there is an injection available. It uses stem cells from foreskin and has very little research behind it currently, but may be promising. Fun fact: one foreskin provides enough tissue for a football field of grafts.
PM me if you have specific questions.
LOL forever that this is booby's better option.
I'm honestly cracking up. This was the perfect Gif.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
When I had mine in December the periodontist ended up not grafting from the roof of my mouth, and instead just like, yanked my gum down from the front. Overall I was in pain for about 3 days, and that wasn't so bad. But if I had to have more than just the one tooth done, I'd probably go with the donor tissue if it was a valid option.
When I had mine in December the periodontist ended up not grafting from the roof of my mouth, and instead just like, yanked my gum down from the front. Overall I was in pain for about 3 days, and that wasn't so bad. But if I had to have more than just the one tooth done, I'd probably go with the donor tissue if it was a valid option.
When I had mine in December the periodontist ended up not grafting from the roof of my mouth, and instead just like, yanked my gum down from the front. Overall I was in pain for about 3 days, and that wasn't so bad. But if I had to have more than just the one tooth done, I'd probably go with the donor tissue if it was a valid option.
LOL! It wasn't that bad, and a better/easier recovery than if he'd harvested tissue from my mouth, but yeah, it sounds awful.
If there were pros to using donor tissue, I would absolutely do that. I guess I don't get the panic about it. If you had a faulty lung and had an option to get a donor lung to enhance your quality of life, would you turn it down? It's not like they dug up a corpse to cut a piece of his mouth off!
I had a graft with cadaver tissue because I needed so much, and that amount wasn't available from the roof of my mouth. The idea creeped me out at first, but I honestly haven't thought about since it was done. Having foreign tissue in my mouth have me an odd taste and breath for a few weeks while it adhered, but everything was fine.
As I understand it, one of the drawbacks to cadaver tissue is that the odds of it adhering are less than with your own. The drawback to using your own is it hurts like crazy. I've had stuff done on the roof of my mouth before and oh god, the pain!
The site where you have the work done doesn't feel too great either. I was swollen for 2 weeks and had to be very careful with what I ate and drank.