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Esteemed Contributor
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Re: 2nd Nationwide TB outbreak related to bone allografts

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@LTT1  Oh okay thank you 😊.  I'm not sure about finding out either.  I will mention it to both my dentist and oral surgeon when I go back.  Like you said, I don't want to go on average's either!  As much money as this costs, I want to make sure I'm not doing more harm than good.

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Re: 2nd Nationwide TB outbreak related to bone allografts

This is scary!

 

Early in the pandemic I had to get a tooth pulled.  It's a molar that is way in the back and I even went to an oral surgeon to discuss getting an implant. 

 

I kept putting it off because of Covid and have decided that I'm just not going to get it since it's pretty far in the back and my teeth have not shifted, etc.  I don't want to go through the process and expense of having it done since I have no problems.

 

He did mention probably having to get a bone graft which I think is pretty common for implants.

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Re: 2nd Nationwide TB outbreak related to bone allografts

  It is imperative that the medical community are aware of this and They should ask the company as to what testing was done/ documented . Another red flag is that both donors died of complications from sepsis . The  article   indicates  the CDC  recomends not using donors who had sepsis .