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@jheieck

Thank you very much for your input and your prompt response. I probably didn't clarify in my original post that my dental implants failed and the oral surgeon indicated that I had the beginnings of ONJ. It is been about 3 weeks and my gums are healing, but the back tooth adjacent to the missing teeth and the gum area that was affected is slightly sore so we are watching it. My bone health specialist indicated because of potential onj risks, I could not have reclast which is what I would prefer, as the Envista option sounds like it has potentially dangerous side effects. If that is my only option, I guess I will have to go that route and hope for the best.

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Hi @jheieck I'm sorry to hear that you are in this dilemma. Cessation of prolia after 6yr treatment could be a quite endeavor on its own which might take 1-2 years. Raloxifene (Evista) is a mild to moderate antiresorptive compared to a strong one like Reclast. To use raloxifene for prolia cessation, your endo may use bone turnover marker CTX to monitor the progress. If you have elevated parathyroid hormone, my mention of potential using either Tymlos or Forteo to aid bone healing in last comment may not be a valid one. It's good that both your bone specialist/endo and oral surgeon are taking your current situation seriously. Hope everything works out for you!