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Excessive biting of cheek

 
Excessive biting of cheek
Added: April 06, 2009 - 10:13 AM
By: Patient Email Withheld, Seattle, WA		 Need Dentist / Specialist: No  
Provide Cost Estimate: Yes  
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Case Summary
Extractions / Oral Surgery
Teeth:  
Last Full Mouth X-Ray: November
Last Cleaning: November
Case Description
Hello, I am a 37yo male who has chimpmunk cheeks (buccal fat pads are big). Due to this, I am constanting biting the inside of my cheeks. I know that there is a surgery to remove fat pads, but would this be strictly plastic surgery or would it be covered in any way with my regular insurance or dental insurance due to the issue of the inside tissue constantly being in the way and getting bit? Also, if it is not covered under insurance, what would the cost be?




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Reply: Excessive biting of cheek
added: April 06, 2009 - 2:18 PM
Cost Estimate: $ No Estimate at this time. Additional information required.
If I were you I would go to an Oral Surgeon that your regular dentist refers to. It is very difficult to determine the exact cause of the fat pads being a bother. It could actually be a tissue condition or it could br your occlusion. If your dentist has no answer for you and feels it is NOT the teeth being the problem, you will definitly want an oral surgeon to be on board. he can tell you if he can do a procedure to fix the problem or send you to an ear/nose/ throat guy. I doubt plastic surgery could be performed.

This is not a common occurence and needs to be evaluated on a case by case exam... I cannot give you an estimate of cost as this is an uncommon procedure.

   

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