Alendronic acid and teeth

Hi Eileen thank you for tooth response will look up your recommended search. Nicknocks

Thanx Eileen - sensible as ever. I'm sorry to hear about your latest exploits. That seems rather unfair on top of everything else! Keep drinking the red stuff.

We are off to Germany for the week on Sunday with all the family- Berchtesgaden, an old stomping ground. So I shall be on the white stuff for a change.

I am trying to find a sensible website with calcium values of common foods. I saw on out pot of Horlicks that a 200ml cup gives you something like 700mg including the milk - that seems like the horlicks must contain a lot on its own.

I also found an article on the web about an algae based calcium supplement which is natural and therefore more easily absorbed.

Beev

Take your warm undies - snow is being forecast down to 800m over the weekend and the weather is expected to go pear-shaped from Tuesday :-( Our lovely high pressure is being pushed off to the west by a low pressure over Russia - and it will drag arctic air down as it moves. OTOH, there is desperate need for some precipitation, if you think the UK is dry try here! No fires or ciggys in the woods as they are as dry as tinder.

I drink predominantly white too now (Franken Bacchus for preference) - pred and red don't seem to mix :-( Have a lovely time!

Eileen

Found this forum very informative, Thanks.

Have been taking AA for just 4 months, and for the last 3 weeks have been suffering with 'tooth ache', have an appointment in a couple of hours with the denist, as I feel like all my teeth on the left side are hurting.

Been worried about telling him I don't know what tooth is giving me pain, as I say at times it feels like they all are, now I know that it is a common problem, so will mention that to him and maybe he can advise me.

Does seem a very short while of taking the AA for this to happen, has anybody else had problems after a short time.

Many Thanks

teadlady

I cannot remember, but if you have PMR and your face or jaw is aching tell the dentist about the PMR. Face ache can be a symptom of GCA.

Also use the search engine on this site and type in AA in full and read all about it. And yes, quite a few people have problems with AA and taken longterm it can cause Jaw Necrosis, why do you need AA?

Also you might like to take a look at pmrandgcaforumup dot co dot UK and you could also google pmr & gca NorthEast website loads of medical info on that site.

Hi there Mrs.K

Thanks for the info, just got back from the denist and have had a filling,so hopefully that will help.

He dismissed it when I told him what I have heard about side effects of AA, said the only complication is when one needs an extraction and that has to be done in a hospital and not the denist's surgery.

Wish the Doctor had explained all this to me when she prescribed it, I take it as I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, but am seriously thinking of stopping it.

Thanks again

tealady

Ask for a Dexa scan, it is recommended you have one when you are taking long term steroids.

This will tell you your bone density.There are other biopshosanates. Google that word and read up on them.

AA was hailed and the pharmaceutical companies pushed it well. The FDA has put out a statement that no more than five years.

Even when you stop taking it, it remains in your body for about ten years.

Dear Green Granny

Alendronic acid should be banned. 

I was diagnosed with severe austioperosis of the spine and must take A supliment. Calcium tablets / AA.

I trusted the GP taking AA for over 12 months. Lost a very expensive crown, my dentist made me an appointment for hospital.  Informed by the dental surgeon  I cannot have a tooth out for 10 years. I am so angry.

Risk of necrosis is to high!! How on this earth has this AA BEEN ALLOWED TO BE PRESCRIBED.  I felt so much better when I stopped taking AA.

I DREAD TO IMAGIN WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY TEETH IN THE FUTURE. Regards Roseann

 

Don't know how long ago this was written but I can assure Green Granny that it is ongoing!! Sorry to be a pessimist!

I took Fosamax (or Alendronic Acid - which ever you wish to call it) for 6 years before I discovered what a mess it was making for me. I then stopped taking it approx. 5 years ago - I am still having trouble with my teeth!

I have Sjorgrens Syndrome so my excellent teeth had been attacked by that through lack of saliva and I had them crowned at least 15 years ago and they would have lasted me for the rest of my life - except for Fosamax.

I have just had the last three removed from my upper jaw, in hospital still and I might say I don't think the young woman who did it had taken any teeth out before!! Consequently I now have a full set of gnashers at the top and will soon lose the remaining 4 from the lower jaw - all thanks to the Rheumatologist who put me on this rubbish to begin with and whom I would cheerfully like to strangle!

Bisphosphonates I am informed, or at least Fosamax since that is the one I have found information about, are derived from a chemical which is used in industry to prevent rust on metal -- Need I say more! The company who produce it were sued for millions of dollars in the US because they had not dislosed the effect it had on teeth and jaw.

I took 4. Tablets of Alendonic Acid and have been through months of pain and know have been told part of my jawbone has died. Apparantley this is rare. Just do your homework and ask as many questions that you need. Good luck x

I wish I could be more cheerful for you here. The only advice I can give is to do as much homework as you can, ask as many questions as you like and then make an informed choice.