Comments on: Osteoporosis, Fosamax, and your jaw

By: Vivian Goldschmidt, MA

Vivian Goldschmidt, MA — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:21:31 +0000

Hi Elsa, I’m sorry, but there’s no way to know what’s causing the issues in your individual case. Please check with your dentist and let him or her know what’s going on.

By: Elsa

Elsa — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:47:02 +0000

I’ve been taking fosamax for two years. I recently had a crown fall off, so I had to get it replaced, it was very painful afterwards, so dentist recomended a root canal. Had one done. However, one day I was eating an apple and my jaw hurt to open my mouth to bite into the apple. I’ve also noticed pain on my jaw lately if I chew gum, or eat nuts on that side. Pain on my jaw is just below my ear. Could this be something of concern?

By: Linda Shelton

Linda Shelton — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:44:50 +0000

I recently received the Osteoporosis drug Reclast. Shortly after this I had my teeth cleaned at my dentist. They always ask about what drugs that I take so I told them I had received Reclast. They had me sign a statement that I had received a bisphosphonate and gave me a copy showing how it affects your teeth (which I immediately lost before I had a chance to read it). My Dental Hygienist said something about the calcium buildup from bisphosphonates in the teeth does not produce blood vessels like you normally have in your teeth and in case of infection it is harder to treat because of this. Do you have any comment to this?

By: owen

owen — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:50:32 +0000

why do doctors prescribe fosamax when it has so many bad side effects? I researched about the the effects of this drug and realised there was a reason why I did not take even one of these tablets. I don’t fancy having the potential for oesophageal ulcers and gastric bleeds and bone plain and the like. I would suggest that anyone who is prescribed fasamax needs to seriously research about this ‘nasty drug’!