Does my acne medicine(Tetracycline) cause teeth stains???????
2006-08-18 09:07:34 · 4 answers · asked by joeshmo 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
it does in young children. if you are a child and on tetracycline, it can stain your permanent teeth, not your baby teeth. when a child is on tetracycline and loses their baby teeth, their permanent teeth that then grow in can be stained. however, if you are an adult and your teeth are already grown in and have already broken through the gum, then it will not stain your teeth.
2006-08-18 09:13:04 · answer #1 · answered by stascia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not as an adult, no. The problem happens when babies or young children are given tetracycline before their adult teeth have come in. The tetracycline causes stains only while the teeth are actually forming below the gums. Once your teeth are grown in, it has no effect on them.
2006-08-18 15:06:31 · answer #2 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can, not always , but the possibility exists and once stained not real easy to get rid of. Especially bad for young people with still developing teeth.
2006-08-18 09:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by bootandpooh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure that all of your permanet teeth have all came in, and you aren't at the age where you still haven't gotten your 2nd molars for example.
2006-08-18 11:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Paige 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋