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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MargaretR" data-source="post: 849063" data-attributes="member: 157443">I had an extraction just before Christmas .  I had had a gum infection which refused to clear, even with antibiotics, probably because I have a  compromised immune system from long term steroid use.   I think my blood sugar levels were probably sky high (15+)  at this point.  I can't be sure as I hadn't been diagnosed and wasn't testing, so I'm guessing from the symptoms.Anyway, the tooth came out, no problems, no pain, took a couple of minutes.  I had no antibiotics after, and it healed very quickly.  For me the gap was an easy fix as I have a partial denture at the top and the tooth extracted was next next to the denture, so the dentist just stuck an extra one on the denture.  A work of art!I immediately felt better,  well enough to eat a full Christmas dinner 4 days later,  and have had no further trouble.You just need to make sure that your dentist has a full list of the medication you are taking.Good luck, and I hope you are better soon.MargaretPS  my Hb1C was 8.6 on diagnosis 3 weeks later.  I'm steroid induced diabetes so the bs levels swing all over the place in response to the steroids.  Mt extracted tooth was the first premolar, RHS, top.</blockquote>

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