The impacts of Beta Blockers and Heartburn drugs on implant treatment
Some drugs have direct or indirect impacts on patient’s bone metabolism or bone cells. Some of them will cause the cell death or may be improve the bone cells. That’s why it is said that certain drugs play an important role in implant success.
Total number of people who take Beta Blocker drugs in the world is about 640 million people and about 20 million American people take heartburn drugs. Heartburn drugs are widely consumed. It can be named as the third highly consumed drug especially in elderly people.
Based on the research on 700 patients in a surgery clinic in Canada; researches have reported that Beta Blockers are helpful for bone graft procedure in dental implant. Beta Blockers are usually prescribed for people with high blood pressure.
Based on another research on heartburn drugs with side effects of reducing calcium absorption by the bone and increasing the fracture probability; it is decided to investigate the effects of these drugs on dental implant healing procedure. The results showed that heartburn drugs have negative effects on dental implant healing procedures.