Oral surgery

I Had 3rd degree block and was given a pacemaker a month and half ago.  I need oral surgery to take out 10 teeth and replace them with dentures!  Has anybody had this done or can it be done with a pacemaker ?  Health reasons I need them pulled!   Nice meeting everyone ! Thanks

5 Comments

Dental surgery with pacemaker

by LondonAndy - 2018-03-23 03:07:18

Not had that done, but can't see why the pacemaker would be a factor.

Surgery is a go

by Gotrhythm - 2018-03-23 14:07:58

People with pacemakers undergo all kinds of surgery without problems. In the 6 years since I got my pacemaker, I have had several operations from minor day surgery procedures to surgery requiring hospitalization. All went without a hitch.

No worries.

no worries

by Tracey_E - 2018-03-23 15:20:05

It's perfectly safe, however, discuss it with the oral surgeon. They may restrict what kind of anesthesia they will give you in the office. Novocaine is fine but if you want more than that they may prefer a more supervised setting like an outpatient surgery center.  

10 teeth pulled in one sitting?

by Grateful Heart - 2018-03-23 21:45:58

Discuss it with your Cardio too.  We don't know the medications you are taking.  For example: my dentist told me if I take Boniva, he will never pull a tooth if I need it.  

My son needed 3 wisdom teeth pulled and after the 2nd one, I saw how he looked/ felt.  I told the dentist that was enough and we will return for the third tooth.  Speak to your doctor....better to be safe than sorry.

Grateful Heart 

risk of infection

by dwelch - 2018-03-29 02:16:00

My understanding is that your mouth/gums/etc have a more direct blood path to the heart than say your toes.  Even simple cleanings a dentist seeing you have a pacer should be asking if you need to pre-medicate.  I have had various cardiologists and have gone for many years premedicating every cleaning, to not at all based on the doc and what phase of the pacer we are in, new, middle, near the end.  So ask your cardiologist/EP if you need to do or take anything special.  Likewise the surgeon and anesthesiologist should know their jobs which includes knowing what to do with pacer patients. 

The most bothersome thing about dental work and pacers is that I have struggled to get the two offices to actually talk to each other, somehow I am supposed to be the keeper/messenger of the information.  

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