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Seasonedredwood
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Dental problems

Post by Seasonedredwood » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:33 am

After several years of CPAP noticed increasing dental problems. Dentist prescribed chlorhexidine prescription mouthwash before sleep. Works well, no more sweet tooth in morning.
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Julie
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Re: Dental problems

Post by Julie » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:35 am

Why do you assume dental problems are Cpap related? Enjoy your mouthwash...

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Re: Dental problems

Post by chunkyfrog » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:37 am

I hated that stuff! It is NASTY!

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Re: Dental problems

Post by Omne » Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:20 pm

Seasonedredwood wrote:After several years of CPAP noticed increasing dental problems. Dentist prescribed chlorhexidine prescription mouthwash before sleep. Works well, no more sweet tooth in morning.
It can also cause color changes to the teeth, need to keep an eye on that.

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Re: Dental problems

Post by Omne » Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:25 pm

Julie wrote:Why do you assume dental problems are Cpap related? Enjoy your mouthwash...
I ended up with some. I finally figured out it was a habit of clenching that I formed when I was having FFM leak problems around the mouth. Once I fixed the mask problem the habit stayed with me for a while. It caused sensitive teeth. Since all but 4 of my teeth have crowns and half have root canals it takes a lot to make them sensitive. They look pretty though....

I also had some TMJ problems from the CPAP pillow pushing my lower jaw slightly to the left when I slept on my side. Changing to a buckwheat pillow has improved that.

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Re: Dental problems

Post by palerider » Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:32 pm

Omne wrote:all but 4 of my teeth have crowns and half have root canals
tv/movie star, or did you grow up in portland?

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Re: Dental problems

Post by Omne » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:53 pm

palerider wrote:
Omne wrote:all but 4 of my teeth have crowns and half have root canals
tv/movie star, or did you grow up in portland?
Inherited soft teeth. I've kept my dentist and endodontist happy and well paid for years.

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