Tetracycline?!
Question:
Tetracycline?
Anyone given tetracycline as an infant and have tooth damage. D.R. prescibed it to me when i was about 9mths... I have had 6 major dental procedures and all my teeth have had to be capped... because I have little or no enamel on my teeth... also alot of my teeth were disfigured and had to be reshaped and built up to look normal..... Just wondering how common this is and if others have had similar problems ..
Answers:
HELLO, THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENAMEL TURNING OUT BAD WHEN FORMING IS KNOWN AS AMELOGENESIS IMPERFECTA. THIS IS A GENETIC DISORDER NOT A DRUG SIDE-EFFECT.
TETRACYCLINE DOES NOT CAUSE THIS BUT IF GIVEN IN TODLER YEARS CAN MAKE THE ADULT TEETH HAVE DARK INTRINSIC STAIN.