Akgirl Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I went to dentist yesterday because I thought I had a filling that was wearing thin. Only to be told the fillings fine, my tooth had eroded from underneath. My mouth is so acidic from lack of saliva that my teeth are actually disappearing. Has anyone else had this problem? I know that I don't sufficiently produce tears anymore ether and have be on a replacement schedule for that. I am not sure if this is from pots or from medicine side effects. Would love to hear others thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutPeace Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yikes! Did they do x- rays to discover this?My teeth have been soo sensitive and feeling brittle lately, but my dentist and hygienist said they can't see any problem. They gave me desensitizing paste and a desensitizing treatment and that has helped minimally, but I wonder if I should go back for x-rays. The dentist said that too many teeth are affected so he wouldn't even know where to begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrier Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Yeah, this was one of those things I searched for on being diagnosed with POTS on the off chance it was related and I found a few other people who'd had similar issues. My teeth had always been perfect (my father is in his 60s and has never even had a filling and my sister who's 38 is the same so my genes are pretty good this way!) but over the past few years so much enamel has disappeared, leaving them looking quite yellow because of the dentine being more exposed. I've had to have quite a few fillings too. The dentists I saw were baffled as to the reason.. The best I could come up with was being on amitriptyline for a while as that gives you a very dry mouth but I guess now it seems more likely that it's down to POTS causing the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akgirl Posted November 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Yes it weird because my teeth are actually still white but they have pitting and visible eroding the dentist said the same thing would happen if you constantly ate acidic fruit. He said he also sees it in people undergoing chemo therapy. He prescribed me a paste called M.T OR M.B? I can also use artificial salivia and am supposed rinse frequently with water to change the ph in my mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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