Medications and Dental Implant Placement
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2005
Medications have a profound effect on a patient’s oral condition.
For instance, beta blockers and calcium channel blockers can cause gingival problems. Now we have other drugs, such as Fosamax (helps women with osteoporosis), to contend with. We are told and read that you should not remove a tooth for a woman on Fossomax because of possible bone necrosis.
How do these medications effect the implant planning process? Do we have to worry about dental implant placement with these medications and what, if any, medications do we have to consider? Feel free to leave your comments below.
Note: For a full discussion of these topics, please click here. This is a blog which discusses in full many viewpoints regarding Oral Bisphosphonates, Osteonecrosis, and Dental Implants
3 Comments on Medications and Dental Implant Placement
lvillanueva
10/21/2005
kvirgil
11/19/2005
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