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I start Zometa next month and then every six months. I am concerned about the dental issues with this drug. My dentist has done a panoramic x-ay and examination. He has said that I am ok to proceed with Zometa. However, what if something comes up. How long can one go without some dental work? Is the not dental work isuue only for the few weeks after Zometa treatment or for3-6 years depending on how long you take it? Very confused with this issue.

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The way I understand this issue is that any dental work that doesn’t impact the jaw is fine. I have had quite a bit of dental work, and so has my husband. But I had a tooth get broken and start dying, that required a root canal. I had not had my infusions during the pandemic and the root canal went fine. Then I had to have that tooth pulled because it started to crumble under the crown. I was very afraid of osteonecrosis of the jaw. But I was about 6 months past due for my infusion and and it is a tiny percentage of people who get this. Everything went fine. I healed normally after a very difficult extraction. I will start my infusions again as soon as it is safe to do so.