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Hi: I'm a dental hygienist, and I know at our office, when someone is on any bisphosphorates (which now days, effects a large number of patients), the only issue we have is for extractions. We always refer any patients on those drugs to an oral surgeon, and they will do a blood/urine test to see if they would be a candiate for an extraction. We actually only have one surgeon in the our area that will be willing to do surgery w/ the test, so just hope we don't need any teeth pulled! But as a far the bisphosphorates affecting having your teeth cleaned, routine fillings/crowns, that is not problem. But make sure you let your dentist know that you are on any zometa- like drugs. The drug Forteo is a different type of drug than the zometa.
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Sue
IDC, Stage 1, Grade 3
Oncotype Dx Score 40
Her2+++ E+P+
Lumpectomy 5/05
Re-excision 6/05
4AC
33 rounds of radiation
1 year Herceptin (had to quit after 8 months, due to low muga scores)
Faslodex until 11-07
Hysterectomy with ovaries 11-07
Arimidex 12-07 switched to Aromasin 10-09
Quit Aromasin 11-09 due to joint pain
Last edited by Susan; 01-23-2009 at 09:10 AM..
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