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All b/c of the ABX syndrome. Problem is, I'm starting a new regimen in two weeks on orals after IV and the same thing will happen.
This is going to get very expensive. I literally woke up and had brown stained teeth at the gumline. :cry:
Hygenist thinks I'll have to come every month if I want them clean.
I've tried buying a sonic toothbrush, using hydrogen peroxide, Listerine White, whitening strips. They just don't work.
I feel like a caveman when I talk and should grunt and scratch myself in business meetings. LOL
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Hi , Try oil swishing,oil pulling. You can google it on net,maybe here. Really helps get the teeth white and health benefits. Hope it helps. Joyce
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my teeth did not stain on doxcy, but now that i'm on zithromax combined with ceftin stains are really bad.
Posts: 46 | From hanover, pa | Registered: Sep 2006
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I have been so upset about this, did not even think about posting for information. It seemed to happen so quickly within 4 weeks of starting amoxicillin my teeth started turning Brown! like Azure said some are much worse than others.
I did Zoom whitenening a few months back and my teeth were looking really good. Now What?
I guess the good news is they can be cleaned?
What is the chemistry that causes this? does anybody know?
I'm getting really good results on the Amoxy so I dont want to switch to another antibiotic. Ugghh...
Posts: 465 | From New York, NY | Registered: Aug 2005
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I have the same problem with both staining and plaque build up. I asked my LLMD, who also has Lyme disease herself about it today. She was not willing to attribute it to one particular abx, rather just a change in oral flora as a result of abx. (I'm currently on Zith and Minocycline as well as Plaquenil, Malarone, and Artemisinin.) She said the same thing happened to her for a period of time and then cleared up, apparently unrelated to any change in abx.
Back to the dentist next week for a cleaning, at which point I'm going to try oil pulling again and some of the toothpaste people recommended here. For the moment, it seems like a lost cause.
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Brushing with baking soda works great for me. Also, as mentioned, clean diet and taking probiotics is key.
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I make a paste with baking soda and a little hydrogen peroxide and this seems to help a bit.
I find plaque builds up so much faster now ;(
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I had the same thing...discovered that using a water pik, which is just a miniature of a power washer like you clean your driveway with, does the trick.
Plus even if you brush and floss yourself into a stupor you won't believe the amount of bacteria-laden vile crud you dislodge from your mouth, especially in the back.
I only have to have my teeth cleaned once or maybe twice a year now, and little staining. Plus my joints hurt much less which may very well be related.
Charlie
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