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Dental implants while on ADT for 4-6 month course

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@copyman Speaking as a retired dentist, I would wait on implant placement because you don’t know how you will react to ADT.
There really should not be any significant bone loss in your jaw, but you never know; you do not want to even think that the ADT caused issues if you put implants in now and they fail.
Redoing failed implants is not fun. I just want you to know that there is a school of thought in dentistry that says if you don’t put the implants in within a certain amount of time after the bone grafting is done, then that bone starts to fade away. And this is probably true since the bone is not being loaded by chewing pressure.
However, no one really knows what this window is and I’m sure it varies from person to person. All I can say is do not allow anyone to pressure you into putting the implants in now using that as an excuse.
I wish I could give you a definitive answer, but unfortunately, there isn’t one. If you were a patient in my office, I would advise you to wait and that’s all I can say. Again, that’s only my opinion as I have never encountered a patient in your situation. Hope this helps - even a little. Best,
Phil

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@heavyphil How long would you wait after 6 months on Orgovyx? I figured the dentist would look to see how much bone is there since I've waited about 9-10 months since bone graph was done