Blog Articles About dental health and RA

My experience with RA dental complications and the benefits of scaring a dentist. Blue background, a toothbrush and toothpaste, several dentist's instruments

Dental Adventures with RA: In Which I Scare a Dentist

Updated June 11, 2022 I’m beginning to see why people get their teeth yanked. It all started late one evening when I cracked a molar eating Oatmeal Squares. I managed to get squeezed in to see my dentist the next day and was told it either should be extracted or I needed a root canal…

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Dental Adventures with RA: In Which an Extraction Goes Awry

Updated June 11, 2022 Having rheumatoid arthritis isn’t just about having arthritis. Having arthritis has ripples. There are the ripples caused by medication — high blood pressure (courtesy of Vioxx), wrecked GI system (courtesy of every medication I’ve ever been on) – and then there’s things like teeth. The jaw being a joint,when inflammation has…

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