Ronderos Mauricio, DDS MS

Short Summary: Dr. Ronderos is very skilled at what he does (you need to trust your surgeon for periodontal work). He and his staff are super patient and have awesome bedside manners. Lastly, billing is simple and very reasonable.
Detailed description of my gum graft experience + survival tips for the very nervous ones:
I had my gum graft done by Dr. Ronderos 2 weeks ago, and it went amazingly well. The whole procedure is still really fresh in my mind so I thought I’d share my experience here. Prior to the procedure, I was so scared and nervous, because my husband has had it done a few years ago by another periodontist, and had a bad experience where the stitches on the roof of his mouth ruptured in the middle of the night, and blood shot out of one artery, like in a horror movie.
The second thing that worried me was the small size of my mouth. My dentists and hygienists always said: your mouth is the same size as a kid’s mouth… I was concerned the dentist would have a hard time stitching things up at the graft and donor sites, or that I’d be too tired to keep my mouth open for a long time.
Well, it turned out the procedure was really simple. It lasted about 1.5 hours from start to finish, and it’s actually more pleasant than a cavity filling. There’s no drilling noise. Dr. Ronderos started with numbing the areas by injecting the local anesthetics. That was the only worse part. The rest of the time I was listening to Pandora on my phone (they have wifi) and I really enjoyed the music selection. I only had to keep my mouth open for about 30 min when they were working on retrieving tissue from the donor site. I was able to close my mouth, while they work on stitching stuff up on the graft site by simply pulling my lower lip.
Dr. Ronderos did comment on how small my mouth was (as did every dentist I’ve seen in my adult life), thus he took his time slowly stitching up everything. I must applaud the level of precision at which his hands were working. He is one very skilled surgeon.
I also like the re-​affirmation he provided when each step was done. He’d say: everything is going perfectly so far, etc…
I was provided a stent (to prevent food from catching in the stitches) that I had to wear for 2 weeks. Ice pack to apply to my cheek if needed, and was advised to take Advil every 6 hours. I also took antibiotics for a week, and was given a prescription mouth rinse. First 2 days, I was on a liquid only diet (smoothies, cold soups, Ensure), and then only soft, and cold food for 2 weeks.
Here’s a summary of tips:
— Schedule your appointment on Thursday. If anything happens, the office is open on Friday! You should take Thursday off of work. And just take it easy at work on Friday.
— Have Dr. Ronderos’s staff order the prescription medicine (antibiotics and mouth rinse) a couple of days before the procedure with your pharmacy. Pick those up before your procedure just to get it out of the way.
— Bring your iPod, iPhone, music device, select music you’ll enjoy!
— Stock on ingredients to make your smoothies, or soups. Borrow a really good blender if you don’t have one. Note: No berries, as they contain tiny seeds that will get stuck.
I’ve delayed getting this procedure done for 5 years! I wish I got it done and out of the way sooner!

I pretty much only review restaurants, but as I chomped along a couple of weeks ago, I broke a crown, and completely changed my eating world. I won’t be gadding about so much now, since I have to either wear my uncomfortable little fake tooth device, or be a «toothless hag» until my implant takes and my new tooth is attached. So why not review the periodontist who did it?
First the office is lovely and serene. While I find myself thinking about how Dr. R must be raking it in to maintain an office like this, I must also say I appreciate the atmosphere. The only negative is that they have awful music on and it’s not on softly! The staff, especially Gigi, were wonderful. I love love love Dr. Ronderos. He has a great bedside manner, and best of all is a great communicator. He gave me the blow by blow during the whole procedure, which greatly reduces my anxiety. I went back for my post op check today. Best (least uncomfortable) dental procedure ever. No bleeding, no swelling, and almost no pain.
I hope I never need to go back, but if I ever do, I’m glad he’s there.

Dr Ronderos is excellent. I’ve nothing new to add to the reviews below, and just want to say that I recognize everything that’s been said about him in the reviews below (and, yes, that does mean that I’ve had multiple extractions, implants, bone grafts and a sinus lift done by him). I’m extremely happy with the treatment I’ve received.

It’s been two years since I received dental implants for my front two teeth and I can’t be more pleased. I knocked out my teeth in a biking accident almost 20 years ago. After getting implants from another provider, I was so unhappy because they kept falling out. I was constantly anxious about having them fall out while on vacation or where I couldn’t get treatment.
I received Ronderos as a referral from my regular dentist. Yes, it WAS an extremely expensive treatment, but I am not sure what else others charged since I didn’t bother going to other providers.
From that perspective, I believe Dr. Ronderos and his staff were very professional. They went over both treatment options and pricing thoroughly, as well as pros and cons for both. I went with the permanent implants. Dr. was very concerned about aesthetics, explained everything and made sure it always looked good. The teeth themselves were made by another guy who was «an artist» and they all took care to make sure it all looked great. He took a lot of time on me. Very pleased.

Just returned from Dr. Ronderos’s office and am reminded, again, just why his practice is so special. As others have noted, he is a highly principled, brilliant specialist for both periodontal care and implant surgery. He is always patient and fully explains treatment options. Dr. Ronderos is one of the very, very best. I can’t recommend him — or his staff — more highly.

Ditto with several of the other reviews of Dr R. Had some excellent work done by him on a double-​implant on two frontal teeth that was kind of a challenge. The whole process took almost a year (bone graft, etc.), but he and his staff are painstaking perfectionists. They were very prepared for the surgery’s, ensured I was comfortable, etc. Dr. R and staff had me come in for regular followups to ensure the grafts and surgery recovery were proceeding properly. Again, Dr. R is a great work-​admirer, always checking to make sure the previous work completed was healing and setting up properly. His staff is equally professional. I’ve spoken with other friends who’ve had implants done by others have at least some complaint, although they admitted going to a less-​expensive dental practice. I might’ve paid a little more here, but I was extremely satisfied with the experience. Worth every penny!!! And the outcome, just recently completed, was perfect. A big thanks to Dr. Ronderos and Team!

I’ve had extensive work done with Dr Ronderos including a bone graft, gum graft, and an implant. I would highly recommend him for being great at what he does, extremely professional, and most of all empathetic. His staff is wonderful as well.
The work he did on my temporary tooth was flawless. Visiting a periodontist isn’t usually a fun thing, but I have a lot of faith in Dr Ronderos.

Dr. Ronderos is a wonderful periodonist. The primary goal of his practice is to improve the dental health of its patients (the bottom line comes second). I’ve received care from a number of dentist’s who over-​billed insurance companies in hopes of making an extra buck. This is not the case with Dr. Ronderos. His pricing is more than fair for the services he renders. He’s honest, extremely knowledgeable, delivers top-​notch care, and has a wonderful support staff. I hope his business thrives for years to come.

I was referred to Dr. Ronderos for two implants. Never having had anything like this before I was very nervous. Mauricio explained the situation very clearly, including the surgery and recovery process. In my case the surgery would entail two options because my jawbone width was borderline where one of the two implants was going. We had to either do a two-​step process where the first would be to enlarge the bone width — then months later do the implants. Or (as we decided) — take our chances to see if he could get both implants in on a single surgery (also including adding additional bone material to the thin area after implanting that area). Dr. Ronderos great bedside manner kept me well informed throughout the process. He also handled the tricky area marvelously — getting it all done in one visit. A week later he called me without prompting just to followup on my progress — leaving me his cell phone number to call him should I have any problems. I didn’t have any.
It’s now been over two years — the implants are perfect. I couldn’t have hoped for a better experience. Throughout the process Mauricio made me confident that I had the A-​team on my case.

Dr. Ronderos has done 3 implants on me and the results have all been excellent. He is friendly, explains things and takes care to make everything as painless as possible. The only thing questionable is the price of his services. I haven’t compared his charges to other periodontists, but he is likely at the top end of the scale in terms of price
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