/newsroom/taxonomy/term/973/all en /newsroom/channels/news/why-some-dental-implants-work-and-others-dont-263643 <p>Each year, about 500,000 North Americans get dental implants. If you are one of them, and are preparing to have an implant, it might be a good idea to start taking beta blockers, medication that controls high blood pressure, for a while. And to stop taking heartburn pills.</p> <p>A body of research from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº led-teams indicates that in order to raise the odds that dental implants will attach properly, there are clear benefits to taking certain common medications and avoiding others.</p> <p><strong>Bone cell growth, healing and death</strong></p> Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:49:59 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26319 at /newsroom /newsroom/marc-mckee Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 24018 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/depression-drugs-linked-failure-dental-implants-238837 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:02:11 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 21123 at /newsroom