Re: Amazing.... fingernails and fibro.... YES/// and teeth

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Hope you told your dentist apart your teeth problem. Not all fibro

people have that. A friend of mine does have crumbling teeth but she

doesn't have fibro.

Debbie J

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care of them. As a matter of fact I have a dentist appt in an hour!

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[Guest guest]

> Hope you told your dentist apart your teeth problem. Not all fibro

> people have that. A friend of mine does have crumbling teeth but she

> doesn't have fibro.

I've been thinking a lot about the teeth. A lot of us take meds that

have dry mouth as a side effect. One purpose of saliva is to rinse

off our teeth; without sufficient saliva, our teeth can build up

more plaque than usual because food particles aren't washed away.

There are some dry mouth products out there: Biotene makes

toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, and a gel that you can use to relieve dry

mouth.

Ask your dentist.

Z

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I usually chew a lot of gum to help prevent cavities. I have always

been a gum-a-holic but it got worse after I quit smoking. Then I got to

where I'd chew gum all day and go through a pack of gum a day. After a

meal I wanted my gum to help my teeth feel cleaner but for fresh breath too.

Well the end result was all the gas I'd have later in the day. Plus I

tend to flare if I consume aspartame (like a diet soda), but I figured

small doses like in gum wouldn't be so bad.

So a few weeks ago I had a lower tummy thing that left me feeling a

little sore and tender the next day, so I skipped my gum so the gas

wouldn't hurt later. I haven't had gum since, and it's been almost

three weeks! It feels wonderful because I don't get the evening gas

like I used to! I thought that was an ibs thing, but it was the gum!

But I also feel better pain wise, could be other reasons or the

aspartame, I don't know that for sure at all. But the bad part is now I

worry the affect this will have on my teeth. Dentists say chewing gum

after a meal helps prevent cavities. Instead, the past few weeks I've

gotten addicted to peppermint candies after meals, that have sugar in

them. Hope that won't have a negative affect on my teeth.

I do miss my gum but I'm over my addiction, finally! I just can't

believe how much gas the gum was actually giving me! I think it was Dr.

Oz that said gum gives you gas but otherwise is fine to chew all day.

Melody

> I've been thinking a lot about the teeth. A lot of us take meds that

> have dry mouth as a side effect. One purpose of saliva is to rinse

> off our teeth; without sufficient saliva, our teeth can build up

> more plaque than usual because food particles aren't washed away.

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> There are some dry mouth products out there: Biotene makes

> toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, and a gel that you can use to relieve dry

> mouth.

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> Ask your dentist.

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> Z

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