Teeth Cleaning

[sf_mom]

What do your Dr.'s recommend in terms of dental work? We've been avoiding all dental work since onset of PANDAs and am now wondering if I should continue to wait or consider a 'light' cleaning with a check up.

 

Our son is about to loose his third tooth since starting Alinia... 21/22 days ago and I was also wondering if there is any correlation? Have you heard of losing teeth as a result of herxing?

 

I know Dr. H questioned me about our son's dental health when we were there but never discussed why it was of concern.

 

-Wendy

[NewBeginnings]

I take our son in approx every 3 months. His teeth are getting stained from the antibiotics and I find if we go every 3 months, its a shorter, easier visit.

[PacificMama]

I don't think we've ever received advice re dental cleaning. However, severe dental pain was one of the earliest, and most prominent symptoms my daughter had. I subsequently found out that this is a very common lyme symptom. I also believe that the spirochetes can really take hold in the mouth cavity. I have read assorted things about this, but can't remember them all right now. There was a dentist who used to post (still does?) on lymenet as he himself had lyme. And so he had all sorts of dental related research to add to the "conversation".

 

Maybe call your doc and ask?

[philamom]

I don't think we've ever received advice re dental cleaning. However, severe dental pain was one of the earliest, and most prominent symptoms my daughter had. I subsequently found out that this is a very common lyme symptom. I also believe that the spirochetes can really take hold in the mouth cavity. I have read assorted things about this, but can't remember them all right now. There was a dentist who used to post (still does?) on lymenet as he himself had lyme. And so he had all sorts of dental related research to add to the "conversation".

 

Maybe call your doc and ask?

What about silver fillings? I recall Lyme Mom saying the spirochetes like to hide in the fillings? My daughter has 4 baby teeth with silver fillings.