dental procedures/supplements

[Guest guest]

We are having an appt with the pediatric dentist to discuss anesthesia,

fillings, loosing teeth, ..etc.

What do I need to alert to dentist in term of numbing medications,

supplements interactions, ..etc . My son is taking a load of supplements,

and i am concerned about possible interactions.

i also want to know what is the best anesthesia used with minimum side

effects.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

If you will check on the www.autism.com/ari (Autism Research Institute's

website) under Topics of Special Interest, there is an article there about

dental anesthesia which might help you. The -caines pro, lido, novo etc are

local anesthetics and probably do not interact with systemic meds. Nitrous

oxide does have some interaction for some of these kids (some enzyme missing per

SNP findings; this was discussed recently on one of our lists. If that's what

they want to use this should be checked out - probably not the best choice).

The anesthesiologist will want to know what he's taking, and certainly should

know the contraindications for the meds or nutrients he's using. Dr. JM

---- Original Message -----

From: maelynnarl

To: csb-autism-rx

Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 7:01 PM

Subject: Re: dental procedures/supplements

> We are having an appt with the pediatric dentist to discuss

anesthesia,

> fillings, loosing teeth, ..etc.

>

> What do I need to alert to dentist in term of numbing medications,

> supplements interactions, ..etc . My son is taking a load of

supplements,

> and i am concerned about possible interactions.

>

> i also want to know what is the best anesthesia used with minimum

side

> effects.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

,

I am also very interested in any responses that you get to this post.

I have not been able to find out much about this topic since I posted

the message below last week. I hope we can find out together.

Mae Lynn

Listmates,

Isn't it funny how we can routinely deal with so many things that are

completely out of the realm of understanding for most parents (IEPs,

supplements, compounding prescriptions, checking ingredients, etc.),

but situations that parents of typical kids take in stride throw us

for a loop?

We just got home from Henry's dental check up. The good news: he did

so great and was so compliant. The bad news: he needs a fair amount

of dental work (fill a couple of cavities, thorough cleaning)and the

dentist wants to do it under general anesthesia in the hospital. I

already told him no mercury fillings, but there is so much more

involved here (like what is in a " composite filling " and how do I

know if that's what he will get, even if I ask for it? What about x-

rays, which they do without hesitating?).

The " Information Packet " they gave me basically tells me where to

park. Nothing about what he will be given and what the ingredients

are is included. Can anyone who has been through this help me with

what questions I should ask, or give me any insight into what they

are proposing and whether it is safe?

I did not commit to anything.

I am upset because I have been working so hard to " clean him up " and

do everything right and I have no intention of handing him over to

them without questioning it all. That's how this whole thing got

started...a mom trusting the doctors to do the right thing!

Mae Lynn

Mom to Henry, 8, ASD

Many frequently asked questions and answers can be found at

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[Guest guest]

> We are having an appt with the pediatric dentist to discuss

anesthesia,

> fillings, loosing teeth, ..etc.

>

> What do I need to alert to dentist in term of numbing medications,

> supplements interactions, ..etc . My son is taking a load of

supplements,

> and i am concerned about possible interactions.

>

> i also want to know what is the best anesthesia used with minimum

side

> effects.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

,

I am also very interested in any responses that you get to this post.

I have not been able to find out much about this topic since I posted

the message below last week. I hope we can find out together.

Mae Lynn

Listmates,

Isn't it funny how we can routinely deal with so many things that are

completely out of the realm of understanding for most parents (IEPs,

supplements, compounding prescriptions, checking ingredients, etc.),

but situations that parents of typical kids take in stride throw us

for a loop?

We just got home from Henry's dental check up. The good news: he did

so great and was so compliant. The bad news: he needs a fair amount

of dental work (fill a couple of cavities, thorough cleaning)and the

dentist wants to do it under general anesthesia in the hospital. I

already told him no mercury fillings, but there is so much more

involved here (like what is in a " composite filling " and how do I

know if that's what he will get, even if I ask for it? What about x-

rays, which they do without hesitating?).

The " Information Packet " they gave me basically tells me where to

park. Nothing about what he will be given and what the ingredients

are is included. Can anyone who has been through this help me with

what questions I should ask, or give me any insight into what they

are proposing and whether it is safe?

I did not commit to anything.

I am upset because I have been working so hard to " clean him up " and

do everything right and I have no intention of handing him over to

them without questioning it all. That's how this whole thing got

started...a mom trusting the doctors to do the right thing!

Mae Lynn

Mom to Henry, 8, ASD