boneloss

nutmegandsimba
nutmegandsimba Member Posts: 2
edited 6. Apr 2009, 07:54 in Living with Arthritis archive
hi everyone...i was dx with ra 3yrs ago (fibro & cfs and everything else that goes with it!) i was really concerned when i went to the dentist and she referred me to hospital because of severe boneloss in my jaw...has anyone else had this? Apparently they are going to moniter me to see if it goes any worse.... :cry:

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  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, Welcome to the site, I hope you find it as useful as I have.
    My dentist told me I have a soggy jaw...... Not sure what that means either :lol: I'm glad they are going to,keep an eye on you though. He did say it wasn't that important...... :? Just soggy and may lose me some teeth! :shock: All I can think it means is something to do with arthritis in the jaw? Keep us posted please if you find out what it all means. :wink:
    Dentist use a different terminology to drs (apparently) as my 'lovely helpful dr said how should I know what it means...... :? You could talk to the helpline team, they are very good and if you troll the old posts there may be something in them?
    Anyway Take care and welcome :D Cris
  • vonski
    vonski Member Posts: 1,292
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Welcome from me too :) Sorry I can't help but as skezier says I'm sure the help team can why not try a post to them :)

    Love
    Vonski x
  • mistywillow
    mistywillow Member Posts: 711
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    vonski wrote:
    Hi

    Welcome from me too :) Sorry I can't help but as skezier says I'm sure the help team can why not try a post to them :)

    Love
    Vonski x

    Hi all
    Soggy jaw!!? very interesting terminology! Sounds like bone loss or bone thinning. Steroids lovely things that they are for pain, can cause as a side effect bone thinning. Literally the bone cells are not laying down enough bone tissue and the bone becomes thinner and weaker. The process is reversible, you might try a combination of calcium and vitamen D (the latter helps the absorption of the calcium) to help build up the bones. If the problem continues despite this there is a bone protective drug that can be prescribed that is given once weekly.
    Does soggy jaw stop you from talking?? if so my family have requested that i get myself a dose of it. :lol: :P
    Look after your mushy bones love Gillx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Does soggy jaw stop you from talking?? if so my family have requested that i get myself a dose of it. :lol: :P
    Look after your mushy bones love Gillx[/quote]

    :D:D Sorry Gill it doesn't............ Though I know people who wish it did! :D:D I'm thinking navicular type thing........ x
  • vonski
    vonski Member Posts: 1,292
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Cris

    What is navicular? Is it a bone I know nothing :lol::lol: I do know a lot about avascular necrosis though :roll:

    Love
    Vonski x
  • julies
    julies Member Posts: 68
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    nutmegandsimba wrote:
    hi everyone...i was dx with ra 3yrs ago (fibro & cfs and everything else that goes with it!) i was really concerned when i went to the dentist and she referred me to hospital because of severe boneloss in my jaw...has anyone else had this? Apparently they are going to moniter me to see if it goes any worse.... :cry:

    Hi
    Not sure if this helps or not I too have severe boneloss in my jaw and it has nothing to do with arthritis.
    I was referred to the dental hospital and they said it was probably due to the fact I smoked from the age of 15 (bad girl that I am lol)
    I have now stopped smoking for nearly 4 years :P :P (good girl that I am)
    julie
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Julie,
    Maybe thats what my soggy jaw is all about them? He called mine soggy and I forgot the spongy bit :oops: ....... Gone brain dead again! Take care, Cris
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, A dentist told me (when I was in my early 20s :( ) that my gums had started to receed with age, thats where the expression 'long in the tooth' comes from! :cry: . I had visions of all my teeth dropping out before I was 30, but that hasn't happend! :) Nice people, dentist :!: :):):) . Sue
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,396
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Nutmeg or may I call you Nut for short :?:

    Welcome to the forum and your first posting. :)

    I've RA was told at the Dental Hospital, from x-rays, that my jaw hinge has worn flat at the top - it was painful in the early days and with flares and my jaw has a restricted opening now - although my husband still says I have a big mouth :shock:

    I have had to have a couple of wisdom teeth extracted at the hospital because my dentist can't get at them very well but otherwise I don't know any difference.

    Luv Legs :D
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'

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