I had a dentist appointment this morning. I asked the hygienist for some clarification about the osteoporosis related my issues (gum disease, etc.) The reason for the clarification was that I asked the dentist about it last time I was there and he denied there was a connection between my mouth problems and osteo. I thought that was weird because the materials I have been reading say 2+2=4. She said yes and included that she sees thinning on my dental x-rays.

Opinion of the dentist went down a few notches.

I asked her about the future of my teeth. She said that as the bone density decreases, there will be less support for the teeth and some teeth loss may occur. She was hopeful that since we know there is a problem, we can take actions to try to avoid the consequences. It still was not a fun discussion.