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Afraser
8 years agoMember
It may not be related to hormonal treatment, slow infections can be caused by microscopic cracks (not detectable through the standard dental X-ray) or through an equally hard to detect slow deterioration of an old filling. Three dental X-rays failed to find a crack until my persistent periodontist went for a cross section X-ray (priced to match!) and then it was visible, infected and unrepairable. Choice between extracting and implant now or wait till it hurts (and the infection has spread) and do it all then! The worry that there might be a problem started before my hormonal therapy, and the slow development seems indicative that the therapy didn't have much effect. Other than that, 5 years of hormonal therapy and nothing else affecting teeth. I do check very regularly though.