Welcome to Medical History Mysteries, where we dissect our patients’ medical histories and figure out how best to treat them from the dental chair.
In this episode, we’ll talk about ways patients work to treat or prevent osteoporosis with everything but prescription medications. We’ll look at vitamins and supplements (specifically, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin K) your patients may be taking to maintain bone density and how this could affect dental treatment.
Read more about the dental considerations with patients who are taking bisphosphonates.
More Medical History Mysteries videos:
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.
