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Drugs Causing Staining Of Teeth,please Quit This Habbit
My front teeth are little yellowish and it looks little bad when i smile. so i decided to got to the doc for the removal of stain. he said this is because of the drug i have used in childhood and it has caused the staining of the teeth and it will require wieners, what drugs will cause these staining of the teeth
Mon, 3 Jan 2011
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Abhyudaya's
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yes i want to share my maids kids experience that near my place there is a ayruveic doctor, who does not practise ayurvedic medicine only gives allopathic medications. doctor had given him high dose of tetracycline for almost 2-3 weeks. he started develpoing dark stains over the teeth. later another good doctor explained me that
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Anonymous's
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i have heard that iron containing medicines and some tetracyclines cause stains in teeth.
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rakshita's
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There are many drugs which causes staining of teeth like tetracyclines, which given can causes staining of teeths. So it should be avoided in the children.
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