[Friend2U]

Does anyone know if there is a link between MS and brittle teeth?
~Thanks

[Earl]

Originally Posted by Friend2U

Does anyone know if there is a link between MS and brittle teeth?
~Thanks

YES YES YES, my dentist tells me for many reasons yes, first, MS is a disease where your own bodies defense system (T-Cells) attack your body, this makes sense that it causes your teeth to go bad.

Second, EVERY MS med causes tooth decay.

I a facing almost 20K in dental work, I am meeting with people on Thursday to have all my teeth replaced with implants.

Sorry to make your night....

[0357]

MS drugs; steroids, ACTH, etc. affect your bones. I take calcium w/vit. D daily along with a multi-vitamin.

I too just started brushing with a toothpaste by Colgate the builds enamel hoping that helps with cavities.

Take care.

EDITED to say from '92 to '96 my MS was very active; I tried steroids once and was on ACTH 15 times. On ACTH you can break your femur by just standing. Recently, I had a bone density test (age 46) and it was surprising within the normal range.

[Dejibo]

There are so many things that can put your teeth at risk.

Soda, medications, dry mouth, lack of oral hygiene, calcium shifts from drugs, or metabolic disorders. its VERY important if you have a disease process going on to seek dental care more often. During chemo I went once a week to the dentist, and he would paint my teeth with a protection gel. I was vomiting so much, the stomach acid was erroding my back teeth. The meds made my mouth so dry that I was seeing decay develope before my eyes! There are many things a dentist can do other than pull your teeth, but you have to show up early to give him a chance.

Now, get brushing!

[SallyC]

To all the above, from one who knows...YES!!!

[Friend2U]

You will find noone who brushes (and have my whole life) more often then me... Teeth are so important to me...I always swore I would take such good care, so I wouldn't end up with dentures.

But through the last few years, my teeth have just crumbled and chipped so bad. I've had to get crowns and a bridge. Then the remaining teeth under them don't seem to hold up.... this is another discouraging thing.

I have not yet told my dentist about my ms. I will be making an appointment soon.

Thank you, for helping me on this. Is there ANYTHING left that the MS IS NOT going to ruin????????

[PolarExpress]

Originally Posted by Friend2U

...Is there ANYTHING left that the MS IS NOT going to ruin????????

Ummm..We'll get back to you on that..

[Erin524]

Guess that I'm going to have to learn to gum my food eventually then.

I have a genetic birth defect that makes the enamel on my teeth soft and makes my teeth crack easily. Didnt find out about it until I turned 30, and I finally know why the enamel wandered away off my teeth. Stupid dentist scraped it off cleaning my teeth.

I was thinking about getting veneers to make my teeth look better, but am thinking I wont do it now, since my teeth crack easily, I'm afraid that my teeth would snap off easily with veneers cemented onto them.

[Friend2U]

Originally Posted by Erin524

Guess that I'm going to have to learn to gum my food eventually then.

I have a genetic birth defect that makes the enamel on my teeth soft and makes my teeth crack easily. Didnt find out about it until I turned 30, and I finally know why the enamel wandered away off my teeth. Stupid dentist scraped it off cleaning my teeth.

I was thinking about getting veneers to make my teeth look better, but am thinking I wont do it now, since my teeth crack easily, I'm afraid that my teeth would snap off easily with veneers cemented onto them.

Sorry for you ERin that it is a double whammy...

[msarkie]

I've been dealing with this too! When I went in for my last yearly checkup I had developed 8 cavities, and one filled tooth was crumbling away from the filling. I had everything fixed, had to get a crown on the one tooth. Lo and behold, the new crown cracked within the first week. Apparently, I grind my teeth at night! Now why, I wonder, would I do that?
Couldn't possibly be stress.

So I had to start all over with the crown, get the broken one drilled out, have a temporary put on ( which popped off twice before the perm came in). And I have a dental phobia!

If anyone finds a good treatment for ms teeth, please post it!