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Hello @deedth64 Before heading into surgery, most clinics prefer to have all dental work done before the procedure. Depending on the protocol of the surgical team they may suggest a prophylactic dosage of antibiotics in conjunction with the dental procedure, especially since you’re having an implant. That’s quite invasive into the bone. Definitely talk to your cardiologist to see what they have to say.
There was a recent discussion in Connect with someone else having similar surgery for an aneurysm so I thought you may want to meet @partyon, who did have their dental treatment before undergoing their procedure.
Dental work before surgery
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/dental-work-before-surgery/
If you’re having a dental implant with a bridge, this takes months and many steps to complete. Not sure it’s the best scenario for your heart surgery to wait that long. So you may have the implanted portion of the dental work done first…which takes a few months for the implant to build new bone around before work can be completed. Then after the surgery you’ll be able to have the new prosthetic placed on top of the implant.
Wishing you all the best on both ventures! Will you let me know how it all plays out?
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I don't have any surgery planned this is just dental work. My aorta is mildly dilated. My concern is the dental procedure itself I don't want the stress and anxiety of the procedure to have an adverse effect and cause the dilation to grow. In the end we decided that I need to have clearance from the Cardio doctor so the DDS knows how to sedate me during this procedure and is aware of the BP though out. Honestly I really don't want the implants insurance costs I am good with a removable bridge but we'll see what happens.