"Clinical examination often reveals blackened, stained, rotting or crumbling teeth. Serial studies only a few years apart may show a striking deterioration in the patient's oral health. These features are usually obvious on OPG and associated dental abscess formation should also be excluded 1,2."
"Clinical examination often reveals blackened, stained, rotting or crumbling teeth. Serial studies only a few years apart may show a striking deterioration in the patient's oral health. These features are usually obvious on OPG and associated dental abscess formation should also be excluded 1,2."
"The direct causative link between methamphetamine and dental disease has not been established. It is thought that drug-induced xerostomia, dehydration and teeth grinding are just some of the factors contributing to the dental disease 1,2."
"Whilst the clinical history is usually suggestive of drug-induced dental disease, less severe dental deterioration, erosions and caries could also be demonstrated in other states causing increased intraoral acidity, particularly bulimia and severe reflux."