Implants & Restorative
Bone Medication & Extractions
Bisphosphonates and related bone medications change how an extraction socket heals. Tell us what you take before anything is removed.
- All bone medications
- Disclose
- With your GP or specialist
- Planned
- Socket grafted where indicated
- Preserved
Why it matters
These medications slow bone turnover, which is exactly what makes them effective for osteoporosis — and exactly what makes a healing socket unpredictable.
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The risk is small, but it is real, and it is entirely manageable when we know in advance.
How we plan around it
We liaise with your GP or specialist, time the procedure appropriately, keep the surgery as atraumatic as possible and review the site closely afterwards.
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In many cases we can avoid the extraction altogether by restoring or root-treating the tooth instead.
Prevention is the real answer
If you are about to start bone medication, get a dental examination first.
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Anything that will need extracting is far better dealt with before the drug is on board than after.
