Originally Posted by nide44

Bryanna,
I've been a member and posting for a few years, over at the PN forum.
MrsD suggested I ask you about this.
This was my post on the PN forum:

Tooth Loss from Meds?
Lately I've been having dental problems. My teeth seem to be healthy (not weak-walled or cavities) but at least 4 have come very loose in the past 10 months, and had to be extracted.
I currently have another loose one, that will be extracted next week.
My dentist has referred me to a periodontist for further treatment & I'll be seeing him the 2nd week of March.
I had severe perio problems (bone loss) about 10 yrs ago and had an extreme amount of work (some below gum-line, bone-grafts) done (about $ 6-8K), but every tooth that was worked on then, no longer is in my mouth - money down the toilet.
I'm not looking forward to another perio round.

Could this recent tooth loss problem, be due to calcium loss from the medications I'm taking? I recently saw a post here, that mentioned something of that sort, while discussing another topic.

I've been on 4200mgs/day Neurontin for 6 years, then switched to 600mgs/day of Lyrica, in the past 3 years.

I also take Tramadol, Zetia, & Terazosin.
I haven't taken any calcium supplements other than a multi vit.

Could this tooth loss be related to my meds?

Would you know anything about this?
any input would be appreciated
Thanks