Thank you for the reply. The oral surgeon said that the overgrowth of tissue was my body's reaction to the infection. The bone was not involved so I don't think it was from the Reclast. The dentist also said I would not be a candidate for an extraction in the future due to slow healing of the extraction site. Since I posted this, I had a consultation with a Naturopath. He said my blood tests indicate that I can fight off infection and am not immune compromised and the slow healing might be due to not enough protein or zinc in my diet. Yes, I am looking into the removable partial denture that you take in and out for eating. I have also had another crown break on the right side and the dentist thought that was from chewing so much on one side.