teeth

I am four years out from Gastric surgery and am beginning to have lots of trouble with my teeth. Has anyone else experienced this?

It could be a coincidence or it could be that you haven't gotten enough calcium and vitamin D all these years. It's recommended we take 1500-2000mg a day of calcium and keep vitamin D levels at or over 80 (daily intake varies from person to person to achieve that, but a number of us need 100,000 to 150,000IU a week of dry D) to keep things optimal. Low vitamin D means low calcium absorption, regardless of how much you take.

I've always had bad teeth thanks to genetics and I haven't noticed them be better or worse after surgery. I took care of problems as they arose and none were really unexpected. I needed a crown (2007), a wisdom tooth removed (2008) and a filling (2009) since surgery in 2007. In 2006, before surgery, I had to get 4 upper molars extracted. They broke off at the gumline when I was a teenager and ended up very infected, finally. Obviously surgery had nothing to do with that mess.

 I don't know y our age but my teeth started to deteriorate at 50 yrs.  I had orthodonics when I was little and that seemed to cause lot of problems later.  Newer techniques have improved the results.

Are you making sure to take at least 1500 mg of Calcium Citrate (not Carbonate) a day in 3 doses of 500 mg each? Are your Vitamin D levels between 80 - 100? Both will insure strong bones and teeth, otherwise the body will leach calcium out of  them. If you have not been keeping up with these things, it wold be a good idea to get a dexa scan to check your bone density as soon as possible.

Kat

I had mine in 2005, started having issues with my teeth about 2 years ago. I do believe its from lack of vitamins. They got soft and started breaking.  I am at the point to were I need to decide if I am going to invest 10,000 in my own teeth or just have them pulled and get dentures for $3000. My biggest fear is if I try and save my own teeth, they will just continue to fall apart. I was told that crowns/caps life span are about 5 years. With my insurance maxing out at  $1500 a year, that will only get one tooth fixed. I also have issues with drinking water. I have to drink it slow and room temp in order for it not to make me sick. I know if you are dehydrated this makes the bacteria in your mouth grow faster.

Crowns should last longer then that.  I've had one for at least 15 to 20 years.