<human>: I m 67 years old male. I have diabetes and am taking 2 500 mg pills of metroformin a day for about 2 months. My dentist suggested me to extract all my teeth - 18 (eighteen) of them including 4 wisdom teeth - in a single operation and next put denture , next after healing put 8 implants (2 up, 6 lower), next make a permanent bridge on lower jaw supported by 6 implant and removable denture in upper jaw supported by 2 implants. Of course I am scared, and don t know how my diabetes can affect healing and how anestesia medication will affect the diabetes. Should I extract all teeth on one time? I will definitely appreciate very much any opinion and suggestions. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Regards, Edward
<bot>: Hello, sir if your dentist is advising you to exact all your i would suggest you to take second opinion also .if all your teeth are really in bad condition and need to be extracted then i would suggest extract of your upper and lower teeth of one side at a time. First as a doctor I would suggest you to preserve your real teeth and extract them only in a condition they cannot be treated at all. Regards Chat Doctor. 