John Mazza, DDS

If there are angels on earth Dr. Mazza is one of them. I’m dead serious. Once I found out I had to do gum surgery I was full with anxiety. I expressed to Dr. Mazza how much I hated procedures like this and he was so reassuring that everything will be ok. He was gentle, patience and thoroughly explained the process of the procedure from beginning to end. When it came time for the procedure I DID NOT FEEL ANY THING! This BY-​FAR has to be the BEST DENTAL EXPERINECE of my life. Besides being an exceptional Periodontitis he’s equally exceptional man. His personality is light and puts you at ease. Thank you Dr. Mazza and staff for an enjoyable experience.
Juice Beast

Great experience with the treatment and staff here… Would recommend anyone to go there… Felt like a family atmosphere. The best…

Great experience! Dr. Mazza is a great man and his staff is very helpful. I went to see him on a recommendation and was very pleased with my results. 3 sessions later, I am feeling good about my gums again and plan to return as needed. I highly recommend Dr. Mazza for gum work!

My personal opinion: It’s your lucky day! I’m about to save you $ 1000 and a lot of pain. If you’re looking for an oral surgeon /​periodontist, AVOID JOHN MAZZA AT ALL COSTS. Not convinced? Keep reading…
I went in for my appointment recently. Dr. Mazza told me he got the X-​rays and written record from my normal dentist about which teeth had issues. He did the standard 4−3−4 [repeat for every tooth] inspection. He said I needed surgery on specific quadrants of my mouth. His assistant talked for a while. It seemed legitimate.
Then I went to another periodontist the next day just to get a second opinion. The difference in quality was amazing (see bottom for how), but more importantly, I found out that the actual quadrants I needed surgery on didn’t match the ones Dr. Mazza had diagnosed.
It gets better/​worse: at the end of the appointment I told him the periodontist I’d seen the previous day had identified different quadrants.
His immediate response: «Was it John Mazza? I don’t want to speak poorly of other practitioners, but…» He also mentioned «when you perform surgery on a healthy area, it’s always a success.» Apparently he’s had several other patients who’ve come to him with issues, by way of Dr. Mazza. And he’s just one random periodontist in a city of 800K.
Also, I asked and he said it wasn’t subjective or «close», I had zero issues with the quadrant Dr. Mazza wanted to perform surgery on.
It gets better/​worse: I ended up seeing a THIRD periodontist (a friend of my dentist relative) and he did a full checkup– and his independent results matched the second periodontist exactly. He also agreed there was no ambiguity.
I also called my dentist to check on what her original referral had said. My dentist agreed her initial referral matched the diagnosis of the second and third periodontist.
This shouldn’t have been a difficult case…
More about my experience:
The only thing Dr. Mazza was in the room for was the inspection itself, which was a few minutes, then he left to decide on a treatment outside. He relied on an assistant to explain the results, and the surgery, and to answer all clinical questions (unlike the next oral surgeon I went to, who did *all* of this himself personally.)
His assistant, who was kind and charming, spent almost all of her ten minutes with me telling stories. She reassures you that everyone gets periodontal disease and you just need to relax and tells comforting stories about elderly patients going on cruises after their oral surgery.
I got about 10 times as much actual information about the procedure, replacement bone material, etc., from the second periodontist. Which still didn’t add up to more than a few minutes, but it was quite a contrast.
The one «positive» is that he’s «cheap». He charged $ 70 for an appointment and $ 1000 per quadrant (if you pay cash), which was 10−20% cheaper than the second periodontist. Of course, I’d have spent $ 1000 having surgery on the wrong part of my mouth, so…
He did give me a refund for the appointment after I got the third opinion, but only after the poor person at the front desk verified the difference in diagnosis, then initially refused the refund because «we just present you with the options for treatment, it’s your choice whether to take them or get second opinions».
…to recap: my personal opinion is, AVOID JOHN MAZZA AT ALL COSTS. Unless you plan to also get a second opinion.

Very cursory examination. He suggested I do surgery before confirming a root canal. It’s a mill! Don’t recommend-​he is just marching time!!!

Dr Mazza is excellent periodontist. He always does a great job taking care of my gums. What he does is basically plastic survey on my gums keeping them clean and looking and feeling good. I would not trust my teeth and gums with anyone else. He is nice and very accommodating. I never feel a thing my procedures are always pain free which I cannot say about anyone else who has worked on my teeth. His prices are reasonable for what he does. His staff is great and will always squeeze you in if you really need to be seen. He is the best at what he does. Without his work I would never want to smile. He will let you known if anything is going on with your gums and will fix any problem you have with your gums. I highly recommend him. You won’t be dissapointed.

Dr. Mazza and his staff are wonderful. He is the only person I trust with my gums. I have been going to him for years. He is very gentle and I never feel a thing. His staff and office manager is so nice and they are great with payment plans.

I don’t write a lot of reviews, but Unilocal has helped me choose some good doctors, and Dr. Mazza was one of them, so I want to pay back the favor. I needed surgery for periodontal disease, and when Dr. Mazza and his staff explained to me what that involved, I was horrified. I don’t like anesthetics, anything involving slicing of my gums sounds painful, and they recommended I not work the next day because I might be out of it from the painkillers. I was ready to cry when I walked into the office for my surgery, but because of Dr. Mazza’s sensitivity to my experience, it all went much better than I expected. He explained everything to me, was very aware if I started to feel something and addressed it right away, and he worked with my concerns about antibiotics in creating his follow up recommendations, so that I felt like my concerns were taken into consideration and addressed. All of which is not a given with other doctors I’ve been to.
After I received the first round of anesthetics and got up to have some X rays made, I started to feel very dizzy and lightheaded. As soon as I said something, Dr. Mazza had me lie down and gave me oxygen. I started feeling better right away. He was prepared for everything that came up and made me feel like I was in very good hands. His support staff was also very gentle, professional, and helpful.
The surgery went smoothly, and I haven’t had to take any painkillers yet. I hope I won’t have to have any more gum surgeries, but I know that if I have to, I don’t have anything to worry about as long as Dr. Mazza does them.

I have had 3 separate visits to Dr. Mazza’s office for periodontal work. With every visit the staff has been professional, on top of things and very friendly. Dr, Mazza is very soothing in his approach. He explains everything he is going to do and makes sure your questions have been answered. Most importantly, he has done excellent work My gum transplants have be pain-​free, healed well and look great. Gum surgery isn’t the kind of thing you want or wish for, but if you have to do it, Dr. Mazza and his staff make it as pleasurable as it can be.