Dr. Lewis E Dowden

Dr Dowden repaired a painful area of my gum that I had been dealing with for 11 years. This has changed my life. My gum was so painful I could barely chew on that side of my mouth nor brush near it. Now I can chew food again where the repair was done and brush in that area. The area of my gum that was repaired was below a dental implant of my left second molar. Dr Dowden grafted tissue to my gum and that resolved the problem. I was anxious about having the procedure done due to the pain in my gum. I called in to Dr Dowden’s staff prior to the procedure and expressed this. I was assured Dr Dowden goes out of his way to eliminate pain. I then chose to have a local anesthetic. Dr Dowden gave be multiple shots of Novocain. After each shot, Dr Dowden tested and asked me if I had any pain. Thanks to Dr Dowden, I had no pain. I originally went to Dr Dowden for a second opinion. My first opinion involved temporarily removing my implant in order to do a bone graft. I am so glad I went… with Dr Dowden’s approach. It was much less invasive than having the implant removed for a repair that possibly would not have fixed my problem.