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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jan 3 4:21pm | Replies (25)
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@crs1950 Any comment by the dentist or staff on the level or quality of oral hygiene? If prednisone is directly affecting tooth decay this is a major problem since many older adults are taking prednisone for PMR or arthritis or other auto immune diseases. Until I know more my guess is a reduced level of oral hygiene due to pain or increase time needed to accomplished the activities of daily living, leaving less time or motivation to practice good oral hygiene.
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@jfannarbor
Pain was a factor for me but not PMR pain. I forgot about trigeminal neuralgia and how it used to affect my oral hygiene. Brushing my teeth would trigger electric shocks to my face that I called "zaps." I practiced the "10 zap rule" for brushing my teeth. Some days 10 facial zaps while I brushed my teeth equated to less than 10 seconds. On days when I experienced episodes of full on facial electricity, I wouldn't even attempt to brush my teeth.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/symptoms-causes/syc-20353344