When I started having extremely bad flares a year and a half ago I had also learned that I was having really bad dental issues for the first time ever. At the time I attributed it to me just having a baby, thinking after breastfeeding I had lost my calcium. I had 3 root canals 4 crowns and still have fillings I need done but it's all so expensive. I'm just now starting to wonder if crohns which I didn't know I had at the time was a factor in this ? Thoughts!??
Thought for today! Does crohns affect dental problems??
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Chelsey,
So sorry to hear you are having issues. I do believe since crohns effect the mouth to anus, it can also effect dental. Mainly because we can be malnourished b/c of our wonderful condition and it can absolutely take a toll on all parts of our body. Good luck to you- hope it turns around for you. -hugs-
So sorry to hear you are having issues. I do believe since crohns effect the mouth to anus, it can also effect dental. Mainly because we can be malnourished b/c of our wonderful condition and it can absolutely take a toll on all parts of our body. Good luck to you- hope it turns around for you. -hugs-
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I have alway had poor teeth. I don't think my teeth are much harder than some decent sidewalk chalk.
I am sure that we do not absorb minerals as well as we should and this is part of the problem. Lack of magnesium and calcium surely would have a negative effect.
I think due to our dysfunctional immune system, we get more bad bacteria in our mouth also. When I eat sugar or soda my teeth soon get that fuzzy feeling which is the result of bacteria.
I was not sure if this was bacteria until I was on an IV antibiotic for several weeks.
While on that antibiotic my teeth never felt like I needed to brush them. The Invans was killing most all the bacteria in my mouth, and no amount of sugar would give me any tarter on my teeth.
Even today, it is not as bad as before the antibiotics.
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I am sure that we do not absorb minerals as well as we should and this is part of the problem. Lack of magnesium and calcium surely would have a negative effect.
I think due to our dysfunctional immune system, we get more bad bacteria in our mouth also. When I eat sugar or soda my teeth soon get that fuzzy feeling which is the result of bacteria.
I was not sure if this was bacteria until I was on an IV antibiotic for several weeks.
While on that antibiotic my teeth never felt like I needed to brush them. The Invans was killing most all the bacteria in my mouth, and no amount of sugar would give me any tarter on my teeth.
Even today, it is not as bad as before the antibiotics.
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My gums bleed so so easily..never had that problem until diagnosis...B12 did seem to help though...good luck!!!
Experienced dentist can advice us the best for it.
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Did you take pred? My 11 months on it now mean all my teeth have to be removed. The surgery is this weekend. Surgeon is going to slice open my gums, remove all the teeth, pull the gums back, grind down the jaw bone ridges around where the teeth 'were', then stitch me up. Welcome to the wonderful world of Crohns, and the issues associated with the various meds we are placed on.
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Between bad dental genetics (both sides), prednisone, malnutrition (38lbs at 8 years old), and all the other crap that goes along with Crohn's, my teeth were a mess!
My mother who also has Crohn's and has gone through malnutrition, prednisone, and other stuff had false teeth by the time she was 35. I followed in her footsteps, and am so happy that I can smile again without being ashamed.
The thing that so many people don't realize is that when you have severe dental issues it can cause other serious problems in your body, mainly with your heart. Before I got my teeth done my mother was worried that I was going to have serious and long term heart issues if I didn't get on the ball and get it done.
I hate being just shy of 40 and without my own teeth, but I have a better smile than I ever did, and the pain is gone. One less body part to struggle with on a daily basis.
My mother who also has Crohn's and has gone through malnutrition, prednisone, and other stuff had false teeth by the time she was 35. I followed in her footsteps, and am so happy that I can smile again without being ashamed.
The thing that so many people don't realize is that when you have severe dental issues it can cause other serious problems in your body, mainly with your heart. Before I got my teeth done my mother was worried that I was going to have serious and long term heart issues if I didn't get on the ball and get it done.
I hate being just shy of 40 and without my own teeth, but I have a better smile than I ever did, and the pain is gone. One less body part to struggle with on a daily basis.
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I just went to the dentist last week and had 7 cavities! Up to this point I've had a single cavity in all my 46 years. The dentist asked me what had changed since I'd last been (admittedly that was 8 years) and I thought "Crohns." I now have to get a bone density test in case it's malapsorption of calcium rather than inflammation or all the pred I've been on.
D*mn you, Crohns.
D*mn you, Crohns.
Partly cloudy,
Yes I lost a front tooth and am having issues with some other teeth now. I have only had five fillings and I am 56 almost. So definately a yes for me. I was diagnosed in 2011 and lost the tooth in 2012 got a crown. A couple areas are so sensitive and I'm afraid I may have to get more out eventually. This freaks me out~ as I take such good care of my teeth.
Yes I lost a front tooth and am having issues with some other teeth now. I have only had five fillings and I am 56 almost. So definately a yes for me. I was diagnosed in 2011 and lost the tooth in 2012 got a crown. A couple areas are so sensitive and I'm afraid I may have to get more out eventually. This freaks me out~ as I take such good care of my teeth.
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723, I'm sorry to hear that. Not only will we be unhealthy looking and feeling but we now have to be toothless too?? :X Meh.
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Yes, definitely. I've had the ulcerations from Crohn's develop inside my mouth and cause a lot of dental problems as well. As Linda said, cavities, abscesses, you name it. I think it's true how dentists say that oftentimes they can see health issues first, because my dental problems coincided with my first flare as a teenager and my dentist then suspected something else was going on.
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