Dental problems

[MsJeannie]

Hello all, I have been on CPAP since Dec.2009. My CPAP setting is at 15 and I use a full face mask. When I started using the CPAP my teeth where in good shape however over some time my teeth are starting to deterioate. I asked my sleep doctor and dentist about this and neither thought CPAP was the problem. I believe that there is some correlation. Has anyone else had this problem? I would really appreciate some feedback on this. My dental bills are getting expensive.
Thank you

[fuzzy96]

do a search and i'm sure you will find more threads on this. yes cpap will azffect your teeth. it dries out your mouth . saliva actually gives your teeth some protection. i also read that alchohol in mouthwashes will do thesame thing. and i also seen on the store shelves a teeth wetener. full faced masks or a person with a nasal that mouth leaks will get the worst of it. doo you wake up with cotton mouth? and it wasn't from eating the pillow? yeah i had that dream of eating a giant marshmellow only to wake up to a corner of my pillow gone
soundsd like the dentist and the sleep doc needs to go back to school

[LSAT]

Acid reflux also will have a negative impact on teeth.

[ezstreit]

My dentist seems concerned with the pressure (however slight) that my full face mask puts on my teeth and gums causing dental problems. But what is one to do - put up with the dental problems or the problems of going without CPAP.

[cflame1]

there are total face masks and masks that fit under the chin vs on the gum line

So there are options as to where the mask would sit.