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Can Taking Citalopram 40mg Cause Gum Disease?
I have been on 40mg citalopram per day for a year . Coould this be causing the sudden change in my gums. They have gum disease now and this has only happened over the last year. Is there anything else which is a similar drug but less likely to cause gum disease?
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
Hello, Thank you for consulting with HCM.
As such cetalopram does not cause gum infection, but it can definitely cause dry mouth. It can be possible that you might be having a gum infection, better you visit your dentist and get complete oral cleaning done with proper precautions.
Hope it will help you.
As such cetalopram does not cause gum infection, but it can definitely cause dry mouth. It can be possible that you might be having a gum infection, better you visit your dentist and get complete oral cleaning done with proper precautions.
Hope it will help you.
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