Oxycontin Damaged My Teeth (Page 22)
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Has anyone else known oxycontin to rot the teeth? I used to be on vicodin until my doctor told me I needed to switch to a morphine based meds. She put me on ms contin but I had problems with it so she put me on 80mg oxycontin. Eventually my body built up a tolerance so she kept raising it, i have am now on from 4-6 per day of the 80mg tabs. It scares me that this is what rotted my teeth because only 5 yrs ago i had only 2 cavities that needed filling and then only 1 yr after going on the oxycontin i had to have all my top front teeth pulled as they where rotting from the inside out the dentist said my mouth looked like a heroin addict's mouth looks. He said it was shocking to him that normally he only saw such damage from someone who abused drugs with so much dental damage, but i have never done any street drugs and have only take my meds as prescribed to me. Now i have lost 80% of my teeth and as a beautiful 41 yr old mother its devastating. I cant afford dentures and sure cant afford implants like i would like to have. I am a single mother and refuse to date because i have lost my teeth now, i had beautiful teeth before i started on the oxycontin and only 2 small cavities that needed filling. Does anyone else have this same problem and if so why hasn't the company making oxycontin warn patients of this possible problem?

If i had known this would cause me to lose most of my teeth i would have never agreed to go on it. Of course my family doctor who has been prescribing them tells me she hasn't heard of any other cases, yet when i researched the med online there where others like this why hasn't something been put in the warnings about this med, i sure would have preferred to have lived in pain the rest of my life rather than lose my teeth and be unable to even eat now. My health has gone downhill fast as i cant even chew foods necessary for good health. All I can eat now are yogurts, and liquid type of foods which isn't much. My kids are 7 and 9 yrs old and they watch me cry when we go out to eat and they order steak, and i can smell it but can't order one as i know i wont be able to chew it. This is so devastating for me. I want teeth so badly if i could wish for anything in life besides not to be poor anymore it would be to have a full set of real teeth or implants but i could never dream of having them, and i don't know anyone out there willing to just help me get any either. I have always helped others all my life, but cant even help myself, i have had to have 29 surgeries now since 1991 when a drunk driver hit my car and caused me major injuries with my lower back and knees, i have had a full lower back fusion and 8 arthroscopic knee surgeries until a year ago they finally had to do a full right knee replacement and now they are talking about doing my left knee soon.

So my life has been up and down with surgeries and i would go thru one more surgery just to have teeth implanted if i could. but i could never afford it, but i would like to know why these drug manufacturers are making a medication that could cause teeth to rot like this without warning us patients or even warning the doctors about it. This is just terrible of them i think, as now i am the one paying for this by having no teeth to eat with at such a young age now. I am a vibrant young 41 yr old at 5'3, 120lbs, slim woman, nice looking too as i was a model in my younger days, so i keep my looks up. But to have no teeth now... I never smile anymore, I am to ashamed to smile even though it wasn't my fault i lost my teeth. I think they should pay for me to have new teeth but no one wants to admit that the med causes it, but my diet wasn't the problem back when i started the medication and i wasn't drinking coca-cola either or doing street drugs so i know that wasn't the cause either. The only thing that changed within one year to cause this was starting the oxycontin medication. Well, if anyone out there can help me let me know thanks.

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Dear Christine Your kind words and sincerity shows me what type of woman you are and please know that your words always put a smile on my face and that is hard to do ! No one in there right mind would want to take this medicine of there free will year after year and day after day and the only time I know it is doing anything is if I forget to take it and the pain that we live with gets so bad that you remember and take them right away or need to go to the hospitol because the pain becomes unbearable! For those who take Oxy for any period of time knows there is nothing that feels good about it ! There is no high or any good feeling at all ! It is about trying to be able to function and get threw each day ! Christine please know that you are a special woman and before you try to help the rest of us make sure you take care of yourself first ! You have a big heart and please don't push yourself for the rest of us and forget that your health needs to come first ! I hope you feel better and know that you are a good person and a friend to me ! Mailman

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Your message, Mr. MAILMAN, literally brought tears to my eyes as I've yet to receive that kind of support from anyone.... not even my family members or my best friends, because I don't think they either believe or perhaps truly understand the depth and severity of my pain. Worse, it's not only the chronic moderate to severe abdominal pain that caused me to have to resort to taking the "Oxy" prescription pain relievers in the first place, but the additional pain of my rotting teeth that those very same "pain relievers" have caused that I sometimes fear are going to push me over the edge that concerns me the most. Again, though, your KIND WORDS of support and concern did a lot to boost my spirits, if only for awhile, and they were more than I've received from anyone else who are supposedly closest to me. I don't think I need to tell you just HOW MUCH that means to me but I'm telling you now!!!! As soon as I can get the edge off of my pain, I'm going to make my way out of my bed/bedroom and do an email search for everyone who contacted me through Medschat, add them to the table database that I started (and DID SHARE) with everyone who's name appeared on that list, and I'll send it out to everyone again. Perhaps someone on that list will step up and take over or, at the very least, volunteer to help take this fight TO THE NEXT NECESSARY LEVEL for anything meaningful to happen (otherwise all well end up accomplishing is flapping our gums... which, ironically, is what many of us have left of our mouths, or will soon)... and I'm sure that's NOT why we decided to join forces, right? So, the bottom line is, (and I hate using old sayings, but in this case it's more than appropriate) PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS! Or, in our case, LET'S PUT OUR EFFORTS WHERE OUR MOUTHS(teeth) USED TO BE!!!!!

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I can't help you but I can say I understand your distress. I have been taking oxycontin for a couple of years now and in the past few months I have been feeling my teeth become loose one by one, even as I am noticing two of my bottom teeth starting to hurt, yep I have just felt them and they are becoming loose, that is now 10 teeth, I am very frightened, like you I am a single mum with two kids 8 and 11, I am 48 but have kept well and only look around 35, so I have been told often. I have always looked after my teeth and only had one filling. I have always had nightmares about loosing my teeth and now it looks like it's going to come to fruition. You are not alone and I am s*** scared.

Sincerely,
Martine

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Dear Christine . I am sorry I haven't been in touch with u and I feel like I let u down in the time you needed me the most !! I have found that this winter.has been the worst winter for me in my lifetime ! I only leave house when I have a doctor appointment or emergency situation ! I am getting to where I would rather stay in bed every day because pain is worst and have not been able to do paper work for Workmans comp because my mind only does what it has to and everyday is a battle but I still want you to know that you r one of the bravest people I have ever met because my pain and health issues have gotten worst and getting a shower is a job ! I don't know where u find your strength but you are one of the. Strongest people I have ever had the pleasure of texting and getting to know ! You remind me of my daughter ! That is the biggest compliment I could give you because she completed her forth year at a Temple University as a speech pathologist and is working 3 jobs and continuing school ! The thing I tell her the most is how special she is and I feel the same about you ! You are a special woman that never gives up and still do your best always ! You are special and I wanted to let you know that ! Stay strong and hope we both find a way to get through this and meet some day because it would be a honor to meet a woman that has the strength you have shown me ! The Mailman !

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I just want to tell everyone who was counting on me to gather and further contribute the names and contact information (personal emails) of everyone who may have been interested in potentially going after the manufacturer of the "Oxy" products and who've made SURE that no other manufacturer could (now) manufacture generics, that I'm VERY SORRY I've not been able to do what I said I would. I've been VERY ILL and in MORE PAIN than I think I've EVER been in and to the point where I'm often unable to even get out of bed much less work on working on the database that I started when we all began this "group." I will do my best, however, to bring that database up to date so I can share it with those of you who I have personal emails for and, hopefully, someone will step up and take over, not only the database, but also the fight against the manufacturer. I'll keep you informed as much as I'm able but please be aware that, in my current state, I'll be unable to take as active role as I thought I'd be able to at the beginning.
I wish you all the very best and I also hope that, in the end, we'll all succeed and at least get them to restore our smiles because, let's face it, that's really all we want, right?
Much love and hang in there y'all! Michele (aka-Christine)

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Hi everyone,

We hope that 2015 is off to a great start for you all! We wanted to let you know that we have recently been in contact with Christine and sadly she is facing medical challenges at the moment. She wanted us to ask if there is anybody else in this thread that might be able to take on what she was doing.

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I started taking oxycotton pills about 8 years ago when I had a on job accident I have to do that for a couple months 6 years ago I had a car accident which they put me on oxycodone and at the time I had beautiful teeth, and now 6 years later I only have a couple of teeth left in my head not one of them is good they need pulled so yes I know for a fact that these stupid pills are the damn reason of my pain and suffering and losing all my teeth, and like a couple other people I heard say on here if they would have mentioned or it would have been labeled on the bottle that it could cause rotten teeth I would have never taking a one of them, I would have found other alternatives, because the pain that I have endured for my teeth rotting and losing them and my back and neck pain that together has been overwhelming, and this all could have been prevented for me I know buy one little sticky sticker on a plastic bottle!!!!

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The meds dry your mouth out which allows the bad bacteria to destroy your teeth and sugarless gum combats dry mouth so keep plenty of sugarless gum on hand to chew, unfortunately if years have passed some damage has been done and I wish I knew this trick from the get go but at least sugarless gum will prevent worse damage...

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Hi
I am 48 yrs old and have been taking only 30mg a day however have been taking them for around 5 yrs now
I have always had great teeth, I only have one filling
Over the past week or so I have found that my teeth have been hurting and brushing and.sweet things are bad.
well what freaks me out is that I have realised all my top row are loose,but they still look clean and healthy
Yes I am off to the dentist

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Yes my name is laura and I posted on here about my teeth breaking off at gum line my two denist said they have never seen anything like this in a 8 month period my teeth were fine and within 8 months they were broke at gum line they don't understand but I do have insurance which will not pay for implants and I can't afford them I get $1500.00 a year dental but my lung and heart dr told oral surgeon Ihe would have to extract broken teeth in the hospital and health insurance will pay that bill if done at hospital never able to smile anymore ;((

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It is caused from dry mouth, a side effect of the medication.

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Hi Christine, My name is Richard. I need contact info. Lost most of my teeth from using Oxycontin. I filled out contact form so I hope you or someone sends me info I need. Please help. Thank you. Sorry to hear about your illness. Hope you get well soon.

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yes i was reading your story and had too reply i am a 30 yr. Old male who has been on prescribed pain meds for few yrs as well for back i know how you feel i have allways been vein about my hair and my beautiful smile as girlls would tell me how they loved my eyes and smile aw 2 yrs ago had healthy teeth up untill then went for a 6 month cleaning evey 6 months brushed twice a day then boom it hit mw right after my wisdoms were pulled started decaying badly and half of them had too be pulled allready so i know how u feel i am also far from rich but saved and with the help of gf having the rest pulled in a month and dentures pulled in the same day dear all i can say is u sound alot like myself wasnt on hard drugs very clean my gf says im too clean lol but aw only take my prescribed pain meds dentist did tell me it was the pain meds that caused it i felt like i was being punished for something but for what im not a mean person have huge heart but it felt like like i had lost my best friendd when dentist said they were just going too keep decaying on my 30th bday he is telling me this and that i should go with dentures but like myself you are in alot of pain how were we supposed to know unless warned it would do our teeth like this ty for your message shows me im not alone in a fight i didnt start god bless you and from the bottom of my heart hope things get better for you

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I'll keep everyone posted on my progress laura. if signatures are required then I'm sure we can do something.

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Martin if you get help or need signatures for legal action in 8 months I had 8 teeth break at the bottom of gum line I had beautiful teeth and smile now it's a nightmare I cry a lot been to two dentists and they said they have never seen anything happen in 8 months teeth broken out precfectly at gum line now need oral surgeon and 120,000.00++++ to be able to smile it's just terrible can't no dr understand why so fast have thirteen doctors some say steroids they put me on for sarcoidosis

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I apologize to EVERYONE who has recently tried to contact me in order to also be in contact with everyone else who is trying to get something going about our teeth problems. I have been EXTREMELY ILL for at least two months and just recently got over yet another gallbladder attack that I've been suffering from for quite sometime. I have a list of "things to do" that I've not been able to tend to for sometime and getting hold of those who've yet to have been contacted is number ONE on that list! Tomorrow morning I will do exactly that, add them to the database, and then ask (Mailman?) to then take over that task as I've simply been too sick to be able to guarantee that I'll be able to do much more than keep the database together and make sure that everyone has the ability to contact everyone else. Again, I apologize, but my poor body just isn't cooperating.

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THANK YOU Martin! (;

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I emailed Christine also and didn't get a response. I want to be included and missed something. Why is Christine the one to contact?

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hello bettyboop, if you scroll to the bottom of this page, you'll see numbers starting from 1 and escalating up in blue. click on page 4 and then scroll down to post 267 which is from admin and there's a link in his post, that takes you to a form, giving them permission to link people together, with their own private email address.

i hope that's simple enough for you any problems then come back with another post.

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i think that eating healthy food isn't the issue for me.

this medication has created the decay from inside out, not what i'm eating. i believe i don't eat that badly but i also feel it's hard to stop something, that is creating this decayed effect, when one is continually ingesting the medication!

i've stopped taking oxycontin altogether and am looking at alternatives and am waiting for an appointment at the pain clinic.

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