Oxycontin Damaged My Teeth (Page 39) (Top voted first)

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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You could try and sue your doctor for not informing you that opioids will dry your mouth causing decay. But a class action against the opioid manufacturer....they would just say that it is up to your doctor, dentist, pharmacist to tell you to use Biotene or other saliva replacement products. I doubt a class action would work.

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Nothing I said wasn't positive. I was an addict for 15 years to opioids and other things. I am one year off of Suboxone and benzos after being on heavy dosages for 8 years. I was only saying how I am clean. I don't agree with anyone judging anyone else. If you take pills, you are addicted...period. If you wanna call me telling people the answer to being clean preaching, then you could be right. I have known MANY addicts throughout the course of my life and 95% of them are still using, dead, or in prison. The only people I know of that break free are set free from Christ. That's the truth pure and simple. I am not talking about religion. I am talking about a relationship with Jesus Christ...He came and suffered and died so you could be free. It's all love.

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METHADONEADDICT: I have never heard of opioids "rotting teeth" until I came to this forum. And I have been an opioid addict for 30+ years, as well as being pre-med, and involved in medical research. SO....??? I know that many opioid addicts have bad teeth due to the sugar addiction that comes with opioid addiction, as well as possible lifestyle choices that may go along with addiction, such as smoking, not taking care of health issues, etc. But the opioids themselves? Not that I know of.

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My addiction started out from an injury. I am not judging anyone. I am just stating the truth. I think you may have misunderstood my post. GOD bless you

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What about being responsible for your own body when using drugs. People take the drugs that kill them because they lack self control. Why complain to a doctor about pain if you're unwilling to use pain control medication. There is nothing else.

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I just put 8 bottles of water in the fridge everyday; not to mention I bring a drink with me when I go out; and when I go to lay down get up at night thirsty, etc.; my teeth have not gotten any worse. I was having problems; the solution is simple. Don't let your mouth get dry; drink extra water, gatorade is okay but, make sure you get your 8 bottles of water daily, plus stay hydrated. Also, take extra care of your teeth. I can buy 5 toothbrushes for a dollar at the dollar store; and they sell throw away tooth brushes so when you are out and about; use them. I notice I get more thirsty on pain medication, I read about the side effects; but I solved the problem. I have permanent damage to my neck and back from negligent drivers. I am not going to ever sue the pharmaceutical companies. They help me manage the pain or my life would be very miserable. That is my advice, I did solve the problem.

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except i dont have an HMO, i have full medicaid and they wont pay for anything as to what they call experimental at all, you should have seen how hard they fought when they realized they had to cover my back surgery i lay in a hospital bed with a ruptured disk for 2 weeks before they finally agreed to have them remove it thats what caused me permanent nerve damage now i have MS but you cant sue the government you know so i cant sue them for permanently damaging my back by them taking their time to authorize the back surgery.

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Someone who knows the Lord would not have talked to me the way you just did. Get some help. I know where my help comes from.

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oxy's are basically dope in a pill .. when dopeheads in town cant get there fix they turn to oxys ..thats why ur dentist said ur mouth looks like someone who uses dope or crack.. and yes they are most deffinitly addicting. any one that says different is very wrong.

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i dont cry about my hard life i only tell the truth about my life, i did live a life of abuse and was tortured a child i am not begging anyone on myspace at all, i dont beg, and i havent ever asked anyone for gifts i simply say that it would be nice to be spoiled for once in my life with all i have gone thru. you obvioulsy have no idea how hard of a life i truly have lived until you have walked in my shoes do you. i dont think you have any room to talk until you live my life do you.

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Another person who I can only assume gets free meds and does not bother to do anything for themselves. Especially the research before beginning a dangerously addictive med such as OC. And now they want someone to fix their newest problem. I'm not as cold as K and their comment, but you should have done YOUR homework about this med prior to taking it.

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