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Do Any Of You Know Type Of Medicine Which Can Cause Tooth Damage Or Lose Any Teeth Because Of Taking Some?

A MyEpilepsyTeam Member asked a question πŸ’­
Thibodaux, LA
October 23, 2017
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A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I've been on all medications but one & it as all effected my teeth badly.

October 23, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Dilantin can cause your gums to recede and your teeth to decay or come out.

October 25, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

My 8 year old has been on Kepra, something else (brain fart) and has now been on Depakote for a year and a half. We brush her teeth religiously and she has hole in her bottom teeth out of nowhere!!

May 16, 2022
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I took Dilantin for years, even when I had braces. My gums swelled over my braces but my medication was not changed. Now my gums are receded and teeth are very bad. Does anyone know what I can do now? I don’t have thousands to fix my teeth.

October 29, 2017
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

I was taking Dilantin for years, I think it's what caused me to end up with swollen gums and having to get a root canal.

October 29, 2017

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