Enbrel and Dental Surgery | Arthritis Information

 

I just found out the pain in my jaw is from a failed root canal from 20 years ago that is now abcessed.  Apparently, I'm looking at another implant.  I wasn't on Enbrel last time.  Does anyone know if you have to stop the Enbrel for dental surgery?  Heck, do you have to stop Enbrel for an abcessed tooth? 

I had to stop Humira and Methotrexate for a week to 2 weeks prior to surgery.  It's not fun......call your RheumieInteresting.  I am having a root canal next Monday.  The denitst referred me to a specialist cause it already has a cap on the tooth and they can go though the cap and not replace it.  Anyway I asked about the meds and he said he didn't have a clue!  I do have an abcess and he did not give me an antibotic.  I think if it were any longer to wait--I would call the RA dr but the dentist seemed to think this issue has been hanging around for awhile--like 8 or 9 years when I compalined of discomfort and they xrayed and said nothing was wrong--they would just watch it.  The discomfort went away and everyone figured everything was fine.  Anyway, it will be over and taken care before my next Humira injection.  I had a tooth extracted and my rd told me to not take my enbrel. I didn't take it for over 3 weeks until the hole in my gun filled in. Which was yesterday. I would call your rd and ask them. My oral surgery didn't know either, so I called my rheumatologist.  He said 2 weeks before, no Enbrel/Humira/MTX, etc., and that I couldn't start to take it again until the wound was totally healed. I was hoping I wouldn't have to stop the Enbrel.  Last time I stopped, I had a flare from h*ll!

Oh well, looks like maybe I'll have to.  I'll call the RD when they open.

Thanks guys!

Mine is not surgery.  Just a few needles--already crowned--will just be a filling.   I can't change anything now anyway and not postponing it.  However it does seem like the dentists ought to be more informed.  I had to stop my enbrel for dental treatment, its for infection risk. I stopped mine for a month, a week for the abcess to go with antibiotics and then i had to go back to the dentist to have the first part of the root canal done a week later i went back for the second part to be completed
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