Daisydoo32

Hi,

I'm just wondering if anyone can offer some advice or maybe they've experienced the same thing.

I'm 31 and lost all of my teeth due to a severe lack of bone in my upper and lower jaws. I've been told that I have the jaw bones of a 70 year old.The teeth were healthy enough, but when I was 8 I was diagnosed with advanced peridontal disease (they never diagnosed the severe bone loss at that stage) and ever since then it was the long road to losing them.

Now I'm trying to get fitted for dentures, but because of the severe bone loss, it seems that I won't be able to wear them and I am devastated. I have started taking calcium, vitamin D and strontium supplements to help and am using a waterpik to clean and massage my gums with a hebal tooth and gum formula and I'm trying to research treatment for bone loss.

I've discovered a process called distraction osteogenesis and my main questions are: 1. Has anyone had this treatment or know about it or has anyone had major bone grafting done and 2. Has anyone else used these supplements for bone loss and had success???

I've been told that what I have is quite rare and that an OS could go his whole career without ever seeing a case like this and I think its because its so rare that they are reluctant to treat me.

Any relevant info would really really be appreciated. I'm sorry about the long post, but this really is the short version