Now that my Pred is down to 6mgs I have had a flare up of a painful tooth. I suspect that the Pred was suppressing it. So off to the dentist. As I am on FOSAMAX for my bones that complicated matters. The dentist said it takes about 3 months to get Fosamax out of your system. If I wanted the tooth pulled it would have to be done by a specialist and that it could take up to 12 months to heal. I have decided on root canal therapy as the best option. I wonder what others have decided in this case. When it first started to ache I was really panicking as the pain wasn't localised and I was worried that my jaw was breaking down as can happen with this drug. Regards Carol