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Tooth extraction prior to starting Evenity
Hello, I had a tooth extraction on 11/18 and I’m to start my Evenity injections on 12/6. Is this too soon after the extraction? My dentist says the extraction site is healing well.
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Hi annmcd12,
The fact that you’re asking seems like you’re not totally comfortable about the timing of the extraction and starting Evenity treatments which is understandable.
I would message my rheumatologist/endocrinologist to discuss treatment contraindications and perhaps get some peace of mind about dental work and the administration of OP drugs.
Evenity worked wonders for me - well tolerated and great results. An extraction was not recommended for me while taking Evenity, but it might be a chicken-egg situation.
Best wishes to you!
Cheers!
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1 ReactionI have had 4 Evenity shots to date, then my front tooth broke off at the gum line. My Evenity doctor wants to have the dentist/oral surgeon weigh in on what he/she recommends I do.
(1) One option was to hold off on any Evenity shots one month before and 3-4 months after having a tooth extraction, temporary implant with a capped temporary tooth, to be followed up with a permanent implant once I am finally done with the Evenity shots. My osteoporosis doctor says that would be like starting over on the Evenity treatments and that I would lose all I may have gained with the 4 shots to-date.
(2) Second option is to have a root canal and a temporary (or permanent?) bridge, redoing the crowns on the two adjacent teeth (that I just spent thousands having crowned....).
(3) Third option is to leave my gaping missing front tooth alone, ignore what it looks like, hoping I don't get an infection in what's left of my tooth or in my gum, and finish the remaining 8 Evenity shots.
Does ANYONE have a recommendation or any experience with this situation?
What a place to be caught, between your dentist and your osteoporosis doctor. I know that place well. I am sitting there now. I don't know which I am more afraid of, the possible tooth infection, or the healing time it will take for the jaw bone to heal after extraction. But we have options.
My implants failed twice after osteoporosis drug and dentists are afraid of antibiotics now. My body is wracked with fractures and I'm 82 and nobody understands treating osteoporosis. I can't find anybody to do bone implant instead of cadaver bone. They are afraid