I m 67 years old male. I have diabetes and am taking 2 500 mg pills of metroformin a day for about 2 months. My dentist suggested me to extract all my teeth - 18 (eighteen) of them including 4 wisdom teeth - in a single operation and next put denture , next after healing put 8 implants (2 up, 6 lower), next make a permanent bridge on lower jaw supported by 6 implant and removable denture in upper jaw supported by 2 implants. Of course I am scared, and don t know how my diabetes can affect healing and how anestesia medication will affect the diabetes. Should I extract all teeth on one time? I will definitely appreciate very much any opinion and suggestions. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Regards, Edward
Hello, sir if your dentist is advising you to exact all your i would suggest you to take second opinion also .if all your teeth are really in bad condition and need to be extracted then i would suggest extract of your upper and lower teeth of one side at a time. First as a doctor I would suggest you to preserve your real teeth and extract them only in a condition they cannot be treated at all. Regards Chat Doctor.