Mental Health lithium carbonate

[Shroomin407kush]

Has anyone heard d f lithium carbonate causing teeth to rot out after use of over 10 years

 

[Bearlove]

Hi there, I couldn't actually find anything on the subject so I have moved your post over to Mental Health where people may have some experience. I did however do a quick search and found several links on the subject.

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ABSTRACT

Severe dental decay and changes in tooth structure have been reported in association with the use of lithium in Psychiatry, but lithium effects on tooth inorganic composition remain unknown. A 30-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, treated with lithium carbonate presented severe dental decay. Dentin samples from lithium and healthy volunteers were collected and submitted to ionic and ultrastructural analysis. Samples from the lithium patient exhibited irregular peritubular walls and the mineral crystals were irregularly arranged in the intertubular dentin. In addition, a decrease in Mg/P/Ca and an increase of Zn concentrations were detected. These data suggest that the severe dental decay and changes in the tooth structure observed for the lithium-treated patient are related to dentin mineral loss and that this pathological condition is different from caries lesions.

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[Shroomin407kush]

Hi there, I couldn't actually find anything on the subject so I have moved your post over to Mental Health where people may have some experience. I did however do a quick search and found several links on the subject.

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ABSTRACT

Severe dental decay and changes in tooth structure have been reported in association with the use of lithium in Psychiatry, but lithium effects on tooth inorganic composition remain unknown. A 30-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, treated with lithium carbonate presented severe dental decay. Dentin samples from lithium and healthy volunteers were collected and submitted to ionic and ultrastructural analysis. Samples from the lithium patient exhibited irregular peritubular walls and the mineral crystals were irregularly arranged in the intertubular dentin. In addition, a decrease in Mg/P/Ca and an increase of Zn concentrations were detected. These data suggest that the severe dental decay and changes in the tooth structure observed for the lithium-treated patient are related to dentin mineral loss and that this pathological condition is different from caries lesions.

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Thanks for the info bro I doubt many people will have any info regarding this subject it's just I've found myself in this situation. N I've been on lithium carbonate for 10 years now