I’m feeling kind of wistful as I think back to the days of baby teeth and visits from the tooth fairy.
I had a consultation with an oral surgeon today about having a tooth extracted. It can’t be done by a regular dentist because I’ve been on Zometa for the past year.
Zometa is used to treat bone damage caused by multiple myeloma; it works by slowing bone breakdown and increasing bone density. Which is good news except that the increased bone density can make it harder for healing nutrients and blood flow to reach deep into the bone, possibly causing complications in the jaw bone after a tooth extraction.
So, I’m back to learning about things I never thought I’d need to know — like details of tooth extraction; all about bone density; the whys and wherefores of bone grafts; a possible tooth implant — and wishing I could hand the whole thing over to the Tooth Fairy!