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My LR molar #46 has been missing for many years. Now I plan to place a bone graft and a dental implant in its place.
I am taking the drug methotrexate 7.5 mg every week. Does methotrexate affect bone graft healing adversely ?
If bone grafting and implant placement are performed at the same time, and methotrexate causes the bone graft to fail, my big investment on the implant will be lost. Can this implant be reused for another missing tooth #37 (extracted on 14/11/2022) that does not require bone graft ?
On the other hand, if bone grafting and implant placement are performed separately a few months apart, the overall treatment time will be lengthened. Also, will two procedures cause more risks and more harm to the tissues than one procedure and cause unsatisfactory prognosis to the implant ?
I am taking the drug methotrexate 7.5 mg every week. Does methotrexate affect bone graft healing adversely ?
If bone grafting and implant placement are performed at the same time, and methotrexate causes the bone graft to fail, my big investment on the implant will be lost. Can this implant be reused for another missing tooth #37 (extracted on 14/11/2022) that does not require bone graft ?
On the other hand, if bone grafting and implant placement are performed separately a few months apart, the overall treatment time will be lengthened. Also, will two procedures cause more risks and more harm to the tissues than one procedure and cause unsatisfactory prognosis to the implant ?