Dental work and Steroids

Carlie, what do they need to do? I had a lot of cavities refilled while tapering off of prednisone. My dentist didn't say anything. I was on under 10mg of prednisone.

I am a very busy dentist and of course have UC.  What meds are you specfically on?  I will tell what any good dentist would be thinking.

 

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...sorry to add, my blood pressure is exellent, Im not over weight (125lbs) but I am factorV positive, I dont think
any of this would play into their decision.

Im kinda new to this city and Im trying so hard to make connections in this community but Im beginning to take things a little personally I guess... (must be the steroids) hahahaha

Yes, find another dentist. This dentist may be either old school or lazy. I have had extractions while on 6mp and have had no issues from the med or from the oral surgeon. I have been on a whole different slew of medications over the years and never had an issue with the dentist(s) and meds.

With root canal (endodontist) you will need to take an antibiotic. Just to reassure you, I took Zithromax recently during oral surgery-- on the recommendation of several UCers posting here who said it is the easiest antibiotic on the gut. They were right! Don't delay pursuing dental treatment elsewhere-- if you have an infected tooth it can blow your face out with swelling that becomes painful. Take care & let us know how you're doing. / Old Hat (31 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

My only other input is that it's not true that you will 100% need an antibiotic.  It's true that 70-80% of the time one will get put on one but it's rare that one will HAVE to have one at all.  The best treatment is to have the root canal.  I often do not put patients on abs if I can avoid it because the best treatment in the end is to directly drain and clean the source of the infection, hence the root canal procedure itself.  If you do need to go on one Z pack works nicely on the gut.  You can also shorten the duration, instead of 10 or 7 days one can usually get away with 5 days.  I also highly recommend a probiotic while you on the antibioitic anyways.

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