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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jun 22 6:41am | Replies (17)
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Hi @deedth64. Oop, I guess I misunderstood. I thought you had surgery coming up relatively soon. Then you do have some time to work through your dental decisions. I can understand the hesitancy with the implants relative to cost, length of procedures and stress. There are other options to replace your current bridge besides the implant…with pros and cons to each of them, including the implants. So if you need a sounding board to help make an informed decision just let me know. I’ve had 30+ years in the dental field.
It will be good to get your Cardiologist’s take on this. ☺️
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I need dentures because my C PAP machine along with poor dental care has resulted in “ weak “ teeth.
Some are broken , some are rotted black and some are loose and a few were extracted . I’m pretty sure I have some kind of infection too.
My dentist obviously knows how bad my teeth are and is itching to get me in due to the possibility have a dangerous infection which can spread to the rest of my body. Especially my heart since I have a mechanical aortic valve replacement.
All they want me to do is take 10.000 dose of antibiotics. Don’t need a cardiovascular surgeon.
An hour before the extraction. Nothing else needed. I bleed a lot because I’m on Coumadin to manage my blood management due to the mechanical aortic torn aneurysm.
Last time I had dental work I woke up the next morning with a lot of blood so I had to have an ER visit to stop it.
Now she stitches the hole up. Scary. Just local anesthesia by needles. Last time I needed 6 shots of local anesthesia. I want sedation but most dentist also have to have a 4 year extra training and insurance doesn’t cover the anesthesia. Just the extraction and stitches.