My doctor prescribed minocycline, and I'm concerned about my teeth. I am on 100mg once a day. Should I ask to be switched to Doxycycline?
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dmc
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I think I remember my llmd said Vitamin C counters that.
I was on 100mg 2X day for over a year w/no problem of stained teeth.
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momintexas
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Doxy will do it too. Just see your dentist often, they can remove it.
It can permanently stain teeth in children. (if under age 8 or if the crowns are not formed).
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I get it on my teeth...my dentist doesn't think it's from abx...what a joke...it never happened to me before abx...he told me no soda and coffee.
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quote:Originally posted by nhlymeguy: I get it on my teeth...my dentist doesn't think it's from abx...what a joke...it never happened to me before abx...he told me no soda and coffee.
Mine said the same thing. I just had a cleaning last week and I had some dark stains between a few of my teeth d/t all the antibiotics (and I was never on Mino). He was like, "do you drink lots of coffee??" I told him I don't drink coffee and that it was staining from medication. He seemed like he didn't really believe it.
Anyway, the stains are easily scraped off during your regular cleaning.
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