My dad is 80 years old and is a diabetic. He wants one of his tooth to be extracted. He went to a dentist and he said he doesn t operate on diabetic patients. But my dad is not on constant insulin . He just takes two (5mg) pills of Glibenclamide daily in the morning. What could be the real reason behind his refusal? Would appreciate answer asap!
A dentist cannot refuse to perform any oral surgical procedure if the blood-sugar levels of a diabetic patient are under control levels. If the patient gives history of non-healing previous extractions or any other wound than the dentist can ask for latest blood-sugar reports and may even ask the patients' planetologist weather its safe to do extractions. In uncontrolled diabetes, the extraction wounds don't heal and get infected. At 80, the body becomes physically compromised. Take latest blood-sugar reports of your father along with you when you visit your dentist. Even if the diabetes is uncontrolled, a patient suffering from pain cannot be denied treatment. There are various forms of bleeding controlling Chat Doctor.  Find a good dentist.