Amphetamines and sensitive teeth

[bill joe]

Mournin bluelight

I have found on some of the occasions i have taken either meth or dexies , after they have worn off and i go to eat some food i sometimes have really sensitive teeth and it hurts to eat. The only reason i can think of why this happens is maybe because no salivia so no alpha amylase killing off shit around my teeth or something.

Any one else experienced this or know why this happens

Thanks once again
take care
joe

 

[Fry-d-]

I don't know scientifically why it happens but it happens to me. I already have sensitive teeth partially due to my recreational activities wearing down my chompers a bit more than they should. Also due to bruxism for which I now have to sleep with a mouth guard or risk grinding my teeth to nothing over night.

But after a weekend on the uppers for a couple of days after my teeth are even more sensitive than usual. This can make drinking a cup of coffee a painful experience, eating very cold things impossible and sometimes I'll need to take it slowly just eating.

I would guess it’s caused by the extra grinding and chewing you do while on amphetamines combined with the extremely dry mouth and no saliva. That alone would be enough to torture any sensitive teeth combined with the meth smoke if that’s your choice of substance. Those airborne caustic chemicals I have no doubt are eating away at anything they touch.

 

[apollo]

I'm no dentist, but is the pain in the teeth themselves, or does it feel more like it's at the root of the teeth, almost in the gum?

 

[katmeow]

I would guess it’s caused by the extra grinding and chewing you do while on amphetamines combined with the extremely dry mouth and no saliva.

I'd think that too.

I have mildly sensitive teeth and I also find sometimes after a big nite out, they are worse than normal. I'd always assumed it was due to the teeth grindage that took place the night before.

 

[bill joe]

I'm no dentist, but is the pain in the teeth themselves, or does it feel more like it's at the root of the teeth, almost in the gum?

Its actually the teeth , like the part of the teeth that makes contact with the otehr tooth below/above.

i also do not think its from grinding , i dont grind , never have so im pretty stumped.

 

[apollo]

Hrmm, that leaves me stumped

We need resident medical specialists.

 

[BigTrancer]

Sounds like a job for Health Q&A

Health Q&A thread

[Edit: Wierd. I thought I moved the thread over to Health Q&A but a copy was created there instead. BT]
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