Results after getting a dental bone grafting. How long does the healing take?

as a result of wearing dentures for 39 years over 95% of bone loss has accured in my upper jaw, with that I also need a sinus floor lift, the Dr. told me once he was in my mouth doing the surgery he was surprised to see that there was only eggshell thin bone to work with. He did what he could and said that I would need another surgery to build up the right side which was the worst of the two. Now I have a problem, I use to take Fasomax for about 4 years and just stopped taking it 2 months before my surgery because I heard that it could cause jaw death in dental surgery such as this. My Dr told me 17 days after my surgery that it looks like the right side is having trouble receiving blood supply and when I look in my mouth the tissuse looks pale pink to almost a white. I just want to know if anyone has had the same problem and how was it handled and can it be fixed. Waiting to hear from some one. Worried in Rochester.

Results after getting a dental bone grafting. How long does the healing take?
i'm sorry to hear that you went through all of that surgery. You're a strong one and you sound like a good patient who is very educated on whats being done to them. You'd be suprised on how clueless most patients are. Anyway, the only way to tell if the graft has taken is with time. The pale pink to almost white tissue could be because the sutures are in there and its pulling the tissue making it look that color. My advice is to keep an eye on it and stay in contact with doc. Grafting usualy takes a while to intergrate so keep your fingers crossed. You may not be completely out of luck yet.
Reply:I hope iwantitall is right about things just taking a little longer than usual, but frankly, I am not optimistic. IF you are having trouble healing from bone surgery after taking Fosamax for 4 years, you might just be one of the "lucky ones" who does not heal that well. The half-life of Fosamax in bone is measured in years - not months - so stopping 2 months prior to surgery will not change things much.





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