Beware of antibiotics that damage and bad teeth

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Antibiotics can affect aesthetics due to their effects on teeth. Prolonged deposition of some antibiotics will cause tooth decay after taking antibiotics and destroy bone growth.

1. Some antibiotics damage and bad teeth

There are many causes of damage and bad as due to tooth decay, unclean hygiene, periodontitis or possibly due to the use of antibiotics.
Antibiotics discolor teeth is a condition in which the teeth are stained, this staining can occur on the entire tooth surface or only in the weak tooth area, the grooved tooth area, ... making the tooth surface shaped into different color bands, affecting aesthetics. Some antibiotics can damage enamel, black teeth, ... include:
Tetracycline antibiotics cause damage, bad teeth Tetracycline antibiotic is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, this drug has a mechanism of action. inhibit the growth as well as kill bacteria through inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis.
Tetracycline is a cheap antibiotic, so it is often used to treat cholera, dysentery, plague, wounds, skin infections, impetigo, eyelid inflammation, allergic conjunctivitis and otitis externa... However, because the drug combines and forms stable complexes with calcium and teeth, tetracycline antibiotics easily form stable complexes with these factors.
This prolonged deposition of tetracycline antibiotics will cause tooth decay after taking antibiotics and destroy bone growth. Pregnant women and children under 8 years old can use tetracycline antibiotics, but after taking antibiotics, their teeth become black or dark. The degree of blackening of teeth also depends on the time and dose of antibiotics used.
In some cases, antibiotics act too hard, it will damage the enamel, from which tiny holes will appear on the crown of the tooth, making it easy for bacteria to enter the tooth, causing tooth decay and some infections. dental disease or tooth loss due to weakening teeth.

Some other antibiotics cause damage, bad teeth In addition to tetracycline antibiotics, there are a number of other antibiotics, after being used to treat bacterial infections, they also cause side effects on the teeth of people using the drug. Depending on the time and dose of the drug, the effects on the teeth may not be the same.
The antibiotic minocycline can cause discoloration of teeth in adults with fully developed teeth, or in some cases the antibiotic ciprofloxacin can cause teeth to turn pale green.
However, in addition to antibiotics causing permanent tooth discoloration, there are some cases where the drug only causes temporary tooth discoloration such as chlorhexidine, tooth decay after taking amoxicillin antibiotics - clavulanic acid, these discolouration will disappear when the user uses toothpaste to clean the teeth.
The effect of antibiotics on teeth can be temporary but can also be permanent. Therefore, when using antibiotics, it is necessary to monitor the effects of the drug on the teeth, if the teeth are affected by the drug, it is advisable to consult a doctor for a remedy.

2. Pay attention when using antibiotics to avoid damaging and bad teeth

Antibiotics are a "double-edged sword", if used correctly and according to principles, they will help sick people recover from illness. However, if the drug is used in the wrong way or used indiscriminately, it can adversely affect not only the teeth but also the health of the patient. Therefore, to avoid damaging, bad or dull teeth after taking antibiotics, you should note some of the following issues:
Antibiotics should only be used when absolutely necessary: ​​Antibiotics are only used when There is an infection, so it should only be used when really infected or prescribed by a doctor. In particular, do not arbitrarily buy and use antibiotics without a prescription, because now there are many very new antibiotics that are only used in hospitals. Do not stop using antibiotics halfway or arbitrarily take it for a long time: Antibiotics are used in full dose in a course of treatment about 7-10 days, Some cases can be longer depending on the patient's condition as well. like pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, in order for the treatment to be effective, patients need to take the right dose and for a full time according to the prescription prescribed by the doctor, not to arbitrarily stop using antibiotics when the disease is in remission. If the patient voluntarily stops taking the drug, the bacteria will not be completely destroyed, resistant to the antibiotic, and the disease will return. Since then, the patient's response to treatment is worse, the disease also progresses worse than before and causes many dangerous complications. Do not reuse expired antibiotics: Expired drugs are harmful to users. In antibiotics, there are many types that cause high toxicity when they have expired. One of them is tetracycline resistance, which when expired will cause kidney toxicity. Do not self-prescribe or take other people's antibiotics: When seeing similar symptoms, many people often have a habit of taking medicine according to other people's experiences. However, this is extremely dangerous, because the degree of disease, age or comorbidities in each person is different, so even if you have the same disease with others, you should not take the medicine according to their prescription. Improper use of antibiotics can lead to further complications, worsening of the disease, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

In addition to using antibiotics correctly, to limit the damage and bad teeth, people also need to clean their teeth daily so that bacteria do not attack and cause oral diseases.

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