Dentistry & Dental Issues For support and discussion about dentistry and dental issues.


advertisement
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 03-03-2014, 10:28 AM #1
Smitty500 Smitty500 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 6
10 yr Member
Smitty500 Smitty500 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 6
10 yr Member
Default What would you do?

I went to the dentist Friday and was told I need to see a periodontics for a full mouth periodontal treatment. He told me I need a bone graft. There is at least one tooth that has a pocket under it and my gums bleed. But, my doctor has me on fish oil pills and I had noticed my gums had started bleeding easily lately. I can not take the normal dosage of any medications without getting overdosed. After I got home, I got to thinking about what was different since the last examination and I remembered my doctor had doubled the amount of fish oil I take. This made me suspicious that maybe I was getting too much so I look online for the overdose symptoms of fish oil and I found that too much can cause bleeding of the gums. I also have allergies and have been having to take over the counter allergy medications more lately. I am in my 60's and I have a limited income so I don't need to spend a lot of money if I can help it. I thought that at my age, I would just take a chance and cut back on my fish oil. If worse comes to worst, then if I had too, I could always get dentures. I hate the thoughts of spending the money on bone grafts and then losing the teeth anyway. Is this a bad decision. What would you do if you were in my shoes including my age, etc.?
Smitty500 is offline   Reply With QuoteReply With Quote
 

Tags
bone grafts


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:42 AM.

Powered by vBulletin • Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

vBulletin Optimisation provided by vB Optimise v2.7.1 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
 

NeuroTalk Forums

Helping support those with neurological and related conditions.

 

The material on this site is for informational purposes only,
and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment
provided by a qualified health care provider.


Always consult your doctor before trying anything you read here.