I am not 31 years old and am having horrible dental problems. Id love to hear from others , My daughter is hospitalized because of suboxone and her teeth are falling out my god shut down these clinics all they want is your 400.00 a month my daughter is fighting for her life due to this suboxone, All my teeth rotted out at a fairly young age from suboxone. On Buprenorphine for almost 3 years. Again, I wish the makers of Subutex and Suboxone would have it made clear how drastically their medication affect ones teeth since I would have chosen a different treatment. My teeth are literally crumbling. My teeth are literally breaking off, crumbling and rotting! I notice it and I have great looking teeth. I took 1 1/2 doses of buprenorphine in 2020 when my body was attacked by COVID. Genetics, and the drug suboxone have a major part in your dental health. Now I stuck at 32 with no teeth and cant af[Show More]I have been on This medication for 8 years. Buprenorphine and other opioid agonist medications can reduce the saliva . Ive had test run because he thought I had deeper issues like immune problems. Now I am just a shell of my former self. Then fill out their form, which they won't respond to, but it is the only way they track these "adverse effect" Then report if you are clinically depressed from losing your teeth and your looks. I hardly go out anymore because I used to have a beau[Show More]I was on drugs for almost 10 years and never had any problems with my teeth until I started taking suboxen now all my teeth are rotting breaking apart and I can't afford to fix them.the pain is unbearable sometimes. I am 37 yrs old and should have had all the remainder of my teeth pulled about a year ago, but have been too afraid to go toothless since my Medicare doesnt have dental. How can I get new safety information on medicines Im prescribing or taking? Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Looking to see if there is a suboxone class action for dental problems. Buprenorphine-containing medicines that are dissolved in the mouth are approved to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), and one product is approved to treat pain. I never would of thought it was the medication rotting my teeth out but it sure finally all made sense once I heard other people's story and how there's a big fuss over it all now. I was never told or notified that this could be a potential side effect or issue. I have cavities on every single tooth, and another one broke just last w[Show More]I have been prescribed Suboxone for 4 years. Looking to see if there is a suboxone class action for dental problems. I now am missing 7 or 8 teeth and almost all of the rest of my teeth have crowns on them. I never had any problems with my teeth until I started taking this medication. I'm so depressed I'd rather die then live like this!!!! I never smile if i do i turn my head away from people and have to get antibiotics for infections. r/suboxone - Class action lawsuit against suboxone for it leading to I began taking Suboxone to simply stop taking 3-4 loratabs a day to combat anxiety for about a year. Buprenorphine Class Action Lawsuit my husband and I have both been prescribed Suboxone for several years with no knowledge of potential tooth decay, my husband lost all his teeth, and now has dentures at 31, and I also have had multiple fillings and teeth pulled, and issues. 3 months ago they finally warned us in group and i said i knew it,i knew my teeth were rapidly messing up. I have asked doctors repeatedly if this medication[Show More]When I started taking Buprenorphine over 4 yrs ago I had BEAUTIFUL teeth! Patients should be advised to wait at least 1 hour before brushing their teeth. Im only 37 and am completely toothless and have paid over $3000 for dental work and still have lots more to go. I have been on suboxone since 2014. The medication helped save my life but has also caused me heartache and pain. Ive had to have 5 teeth removed and I have a partial that comes in and out. Brushing your teeth has nothing to do with what the OP is asking about, reading the fine print has nothing to do with what the OP is asking, you know why? Medications containing buprenorphine designed to dissolve in the mouth can lead to dental problems, according to a drug safety communication issued by the FDA on January 12. These only include cases reported to FDA* or published in the medical literature,1,2 so there may be additional cases about which we are unaware. I was never warned. Our treatment options are limited to extractions without sedation and temporary dentures of the poorest quality that are made by dental students. Lawyers reject these cases, saying they are "unwinnable" So where do we turn? I am not 31 years old and am having horrible dental problems. I'm down to soft food only, and eve[Show More]I began taking suboxone in 2007, I have never taken more than a 1/4 of a strip at a time, I have lost all the top molars on one side of my mouth, 2 on the other, all the teeth along my gum line are black, and the only 2 teeth I have left that fit together and can chew with, are completely hollowed out and I'm unable to chew anything hot, cold, or crunchy at all. 2012 after being dependent on the pills the strips came out after just my first year 2013-2014 my first front tooth fell out. I am 45 years old and due to the Suboxone strips I've been taking, I recently just had to have all my teeth pulled and get dentures. On Suboxone, in EXCRUCIATING PAIN, Dentist doesn't know what suboxone is. I hardly go out anymore because I used to have a beautiful smile and now it's disgusting. Buprenorphine works by changing the way the brain and nervous system respond to pain. The constant agony. I get it for all the oral forms. Switched to Subzolv bc of the nodding all time and taste. I have had to apply f. I have been on Suboxone to treat opioid dependence. The worst part was that I could not attend my fathers funeral in Germany since he passed away before I received my dentures and I was too ashamed to see my family and friends in such a state. Suboxone Settlement | Federal Trade Commission I have 3 left to go and they come out May 4th. I began taking Suboxone to simply stop taking 3-4 loratabs a day, I am disgusted with this company, the doctors who pushed it as a miracle with little to no side effects when in fact it was the opposite. We were never informed that to get clean it would cost us our smiles. I'm finally free of this drug that literally destroyed my body. 8-year Top Contributor. Literally. Before anyone blames previous drug use on the reason my teeth had issues that is not the case. With all of that being said. I only now saw it as a warning from the pharmacy and saw the FDA made them start stating this as a side effect in Jan 2022. Thanks Big Pharma, creating "pemanant customers" since the dawn of the 20th century. I never had problems with my teeth, yet slowly my dental health became worse without an obvious cause. Despite these risks, buprenorphine is an important treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain, and the benefits of these medicines clearly outweigh the risks. Then I have to have some kind of surgery before I can even get dentures and that's not till August. A friend of mine isnt on any medication at all and she has dental problems as well. That was years ago. Since buprenorphine was approved, we identified 305 cases of dental problems (131 cases classified as serious) with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth. I already suffered with major depression before my teeth were destroyed and now it's substantially worse. I have a perpetual sore under my tongue from the medication! My dentist didnt say anything about the medication being to blame but that its mostly genetics and having children can mess with your teeth. I wa[Show More]My teeth were damn near perfect before I started the tablets in late 2018 then my dr. moved me to strips as my body wasnt metabolizing the tablets well. Now I have gaps where my teeth used to be, and also broken teeth that fall out in chunks. I have ZERO MEMORY of important dates! Weve been on suboxone for a couple years now and both have started loosing teeth for no reason at all! She has been Suboxone free for 12+ years. I was never told that this could be an adverse effect from this drug. Dont judge unless youve lived it. I was NEVER EVER told this could happen, etc or I would have never agreed to this medication. My dentist has been totally stumped about my mouth!! I should not have to walk around toothless. Im online often and didnt see it once. Your comment has been sent to the mods for approval because you do not meet our minimum karma requirement. I dont mean to sound defensive but being called a crackhead and junkie over your teeth sucks and is demoralizing and has changed me from the happy confident woman I used to be to a shell of the woman I once was. Why is sublocade included? Before suboxone I had beautiful healthy teeth that I got a lot of compliments on. I am told it will cost me at least $5,000 just to get in the door to get started. So many of us are in the same situation. I already suffered with major depression before my teeth were destroyed and now it's substantially worse. This also has cau[Show More]my husband and I have both been prescribed Suboxone for several years with no knowledge of potential tooth decay, my husband lost all his teeth, and now has dentures at 31, and I also have had multiple fillings and teeth pulled, and issues. 4 years later here I sit I had chalked it up to putting my body thru too much over the years never a medication that was meant to save my life- my teeth are rottting. My teeth are basically gone and I used to have a pretty smile. I know its the suboxone. I feel everyone here's pain, I have been on This medication for 8 years. I've had multiple root canals recently, a tooth just pulled, another tooth just crumbled apart so i have 1/2 a tooth there and the rest are so sensitive and I can see cavities that need to be filled. 6 months later i missed it and went to the wrong office. I am having the last four teeth removed from my uppers on 4/22/22, as they are beyond repair. I was always complimented when I was younger about how straight and white my teeth were. The last dentist I went to made me feel even worse as she acted like I was beyond fixing. People often refer to us as the happiest couple theyve ever known; I would say the happiest people who never smile. It's no coincidence that I've lost only bottom teeth considering that they are more exposed to the Suboxone as it dissolves. No ONE once told me this COULD happen!!!!!! One broke off at the gum line, I just went to the dentist this week and they referred me to an oral suergon , the tooth next to that has a chunk that fell out & they are trying to do a root canal (if my insurance appro.