I have not been feeling well for a couple
of years now. Aches and pains, periods of
extreme fatigue, various fairly benign
unusual symptoms have come and gone, some
passing bouts of lethargy, joint pain,
chest pain, pain in site of implant (#14)
(which was replaced - crown only about a
year later by a different dds, due to
discomfort of it's fit).
I am 42 years old; am not experiencing
depression (though I did when I felt my
worst - catch-22 - depression leading to
fatigue - lack of health leading to
depression)
I am in overall good health. Stay in touch
with my primary care doc and make all
routine appointments - inculding dental.
My fear is that all the inexplicable
symptoms I have been having may be due to
inferior dental graft material.
My implant allegedly needed the graft
since my sinuses didn't have enough bone
in them to support an implant.
There had been a major bust on the issue
of tainted graft material lately; and two
or three of the negligable companies
supplying the material are located in
proximity to where I received my implant.
I understand hepatitis c, hiv, hpv, and
syphilis have been connected to tainted
implants. Are there any other noted
illnesses or general malaise complaints as
well? How would I ever find out if I had
tainted graft material?
The next fear is getting the graft
removed! Oh my! How extensive is that
surgery? Would I lose my face? Could my
bite be saved with a bridge? Could I have
the back tooth moved forward to support
the one in front of the lost tooth?
I did ask my new dentist if he thought it
possible for me to have received bad
grafting and, kind as he is, he kindly
told me that I was fine. It still nags at
the back of my mind....
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Boney fears
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