Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=14762801/grpspId=1705061628/msgI d=8025/stime=1204574116/nc1=5191951/nc2=5191945/nc3=4507179> Okay, my teeth were never great to begin with, and I remember reading somewhere that Gleevec affects teeth health... is there proof of this somewhere? Or is this just what users are reporting? Thanks, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Tammy, No there is no proof that Gleevec affects teeth. At least nothing that I've seen. My theory over the years has been that it has usually been " older " people who have complained about problems with their teeth and often " older " people in general do have problems with their teeth. I've been on Gleevec for 6 years and have never had so much as a cavity. I never floss and only get a cleaning once a year but my teeth are in perfect shape. I'm also only 37. My mother on the other hand, has had no end of grief with her teeth and eventually had them all removed because they were in such bad shape. She's perfectly healthy and not on any drugs but she was in her 50's when her problems started so I personally think that age has a lot to do with dental health. Others have said that they think Gleevec does cause problems though so who knows. I've never seen anything in any medical journals to support it though. Tracey > > > <http://geo./serv? s=97359714/grpId=14762801/grpspId=1705061628/msgI > d=8025/stime=1204574116/nc1=5191951/nc2=5191945/nc3=4507179> Okay, my > teeth were never great to begin with, and I remember reading somewhere that > Gleevec affects teeth health... is there proof of this somewhere? Or is this > just what users are reporting? > > Thanks, > Tammy > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I have had no problems in 3 years with gleevec (400mg/day since march 2005). On the contrary, I have a small piece of metal the size of a bird shot stuck in my lower jaw (for more than 15 years) and it was creating some inflammation the year prior the the cml dx. It got better quickly after I started taking gleevec and got into remission. No problems ever since. I am 41. Marcos On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:15 PM, <waltseldon@...> wrote: > > > > > Hi > I cannot specifically blame Gleevec, but I have lost four teeth since I > switched to Gleevec. > Walt S > Diagnosed 1995 > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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