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Need Some Cost Effective Medication For Periodontal Disease
My insurance formulary will not cover Arestin 1 mg microsphere for use by my dentist in treating my peridontal disease. What will it cost for me to get it on my own? It is $57 per dose from the dentist. He suggested I purchase it and he will administer the drug.
Sat, 19 Apr 2014
thanks for your query, i have gone through your query, the periodontal infection can be treated with scaling and root planing and if required bone grafting...if you cannnot use the arestin you can take systemic antibiotics like doxycycline (100mg) or metronidazole(400mg) tablets for the gum infection...this will not cost you much..i hope my answer will help you..take care..
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