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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 149064" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>MicheleL,</p><p></p><p>Our difficult child never had a cavity until two years ago when he was 14. He has had sealents, flouride treatments, and sixth month checkups since he was 2. At that sixth month checkup the dentist said , "Wow, this front tooth is completely blown, and it was fine at the last checkup." difficult child is on a number of medications - all of which contribute to a serious dry mouth problem. </p><p></p><p>He had to have his braces removed, a root canal, a post and crown. Now it has been discovered that his tooth root is fractured and we are working with a periodontist, his orthodonist, and his dentist as a team to "extrude" what is left of the tooth to create extra bone so that an implant can be done. All of this for a 16 year old who never had a cavity before! The dentists are all agreed that the medication has caused this. It is most unusual to have this kind of problem with a "front" tooth.</p><p></p><p>Medications can truly impact dental health. I don't know if your difficult child is taking any medications that are known to impact teeth, but many times prescribing docs don't know about this problem. We have changed some of difficult child's medications and he now goes to the dentist every 4 months for a checkup. He also uses a prescription flouride toothpaste (as well as a special "dry mouth" toothpaste), and drinks copious amounts of water to keep his mouth moist.</p><p></p><p>I hope this is your difficult child's last experience with cavities. That's a lot of work to have done. Hang in there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 149064, member: 3704"] MicheleL, Our difficult child never had a cavity until two years ago when he was 14. He has had sealents, flouride treatments, and sixth month checkups since he was 2. At that sixth month checkup the dentist said , "Wow, this front tooth is completely blown, and it was fine at the last checkup." difficult child is on a number of medications - all of which contribute to a serious dry mouth problem. He had to have his braces removed, a root canal, a post and crown. Now it has been discovered that his tooth root is fractured and we are working with a periodontist, his orthodonist, and his dentist as a team to "extrude" what is left of the tooth to create extra bone so that an implant can be done. All of this for a 16 year old who never had a cavity before! The dentists are all agreed that the medication has caused this. It is most unusual to have this kind of problem with a "front" tooth. Medications can truly impact dental health. I don't know if your difficult child is taking any medications that are known to impact teeth, but many times prescribing docs don't know about this problem. We have changed some of difficult child's medications and he now goes to the dentist every 4 months for a checkup. He also uses a prescription flouride toothpaste (as well as a special "dry mouth" toothpaste), and drinks copious amounts of water to keep his mouth moist. I hope this is your difficult child's last experience with cavities. That's a lot of work to have done. Hang in there! [/QUOTE]
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