Hi Shanel and welcome to the Chiari forum.
May I ask is this Dr experienced with those with Chiari malformation?
And do you also have Chiari ?
Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
It is not what the dentist might do, it is the position we r in that affects us, ao I wonder do u also have chiari?
So going to the dentist might affect symptoms of chiari? I can imagine that a root canal would aggravate any condition you have, if simply because of the lingering pain involved after the pain meds have worn off, and just make everything worse for a while after, but unless the dentist accidentally does something wrong, I would hope it wouldn't create any lasting problems.
I had a wisdom tooth extraction 9 days before my decompression surgery. It was an absolute nightmare because my wisdom tooth was fused to my first molar, so I spent two hours with the oral surgeon sawing and yanking on my tooth. Needless to say, it wreaked havoc with my chiari symptoms! I have to have the other 3 removed still, and I am TERRIFIED! Luckily, the oral surgeon now knows what to expect in my mouth. I also had a tonsillectomy yesterday (4 months post decompression) and that has caused severe headache and dizziness/nausea. I am just thankful the anesthesiologist and ENT surgeon were aware of my issues and very gentle. Remember, everyone's experience is different! Just make sure all of your treating physicians are aware of your condition. I actually carry around a couple chiari handbooks to give to new doctors I see! I wish you all the best!
I think Jake is trying to tell u that ur Dentist should have referrals for u, we do not have a list of Dentists in ur area....but u should inform them of ur Chiari and how u need to have ur neck to avoid pain and issues.
Yeah! Here's one:
dentist.
Hi and welcome to the Chiari forum.
Do u also have chiari in addition to ur dental issues?
Have u had surgery for ur chiari ???
Thanks for writing this post! My dentist
told me yesterday that I need to get dental surgery, but I have never done it, so I don't know who to go to. Does anyone know a good dental surgeon in Salt Lake or Utah county? Thanks for you help.
Inform ur dentist about ur dx, but I don't know what effects ur dental surgery could have. I was dx back in Feb....and had several surgeries while waitin on the dx.Granted they weren't dental , but surgery the same.
Are u concerned with the anesthisia(sp?) or the type and location of the surgery?
Good luck
Godspeed
"selma"