Dental Work
I have had difficulty finding a dentist / oral surgeon / prosthodontist to deal with dental problems. A bridge had to be removed because the anchor teeth cracked, and the oral surgeon I met with does not want to use anesthesia on me to (1) extract the teeth that need to come out; and (2) put me under anesthesia to place dental implants. Both my pulmonologist and my primary care physicians feel I am healthy enough for anesthesia, and in fact, I have had various elective surgeries in the past ten years (since oxygen) without complications. Has anyone else had this problem and if so, how does one deal with it?
Thanks.
Hi
, and welcome! I see you are a new member here, having joined today, earlier in the afternoon. We are glad to see you already engaging with the community through this, your first post.
I am hopeful others in the community will see your inquiry and respond by sharing their own anecdotal experiences managing asthma and the dentist.
We actually have a wealth of material, published right here on COPD.net, which speaks to this very topic. For your convenience, here is a link to several of those articles: https://copd.net/search?s=dentist%20dental%20. I do hope you find the information is helpful to read.
I also have something to say. In my experience, it is always better (for the patient), when the various physicians (and dentists), who provide care, collaborate with one another and include the patient in these conversations. There is much to be gained when this occurs! It also helps to prevent (or avoid), the situation you find yourself in, from happening.
Do you think you can orchestrate the dentist speaking with both your pulmonologist and your primary care physicians?
Wishing you well,
Leon (site moderator COPD.net)
