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I was diagnosed with chronic lyme disease in May of 2007 and have been taking antibiotics (intervenous and oral) since then. I am usually taking 3 to 4 different antibiotics at a time. Last week I went to a dentist because one of my teeth had broken. What he told me was very upsetting.  He said I have 5 teeth that could not be saved along with a few other cavities.  He said he could give me 2 bridges at a cost of approximately $12,000 or remove all my teeth and get up and down dentures. He recommended that I opt for the dentures since if I had all these teeth go bad in 1 year he could not guarantee me that in two years if I got the bridges the same problem would not reappear.  I had been treated at the dentist last year for root canal and other problems. This news was devasting to me.  I am only 60 years old but I always took care of my teeth because I never wanted dentures. My mother had dentures and it was the only thing she ever complained about.  Is this deterioration from the lyme disease or the excessive use of antibiotics.
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Sorry to hear about the rough time you've had and are continuing to have.  If you are not seeing a Lyme specialist currently, I'd suggest that you do so.  It's never too late to try!
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I have been diagnosed with late lyme. (Blood tests def confirmed, 10 out 12 strands positive). I am 29 and my docs seem to think I contracted lyme when I was 12 (when I had a severly infused joint/knee) and I then developed a heart condition called SVT, I had to get dentures when I was 16 and then had to have my thyroid removed in 2001.  Now I have severe muscle pain all the time that is paralizing.  I did not connect my having to get dentures at such a young age with lyme until I read this.  It may very well be possible, it would explain alot. It seems everyday I discover something new.  Lyme is a very difficult disease.  I wish they had more answer to all of our questions!  I wish I could make this muscle pain go away.  I often feel like an unoiled robot.  Good luck to ya!
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Boy, that's a hard one. I know lyme can be found in teeth. Are you improving otherwise with the antibiotics? I believe in chronic lyme but have never known anyone to get that diagnosis. I live in AK, which may be the reason; not much contact with lyme people.
It is such a devilish bacteria with it's 3 forms and ability to hide. Mine was late disseminated. Got ill in AZ in 2002, but it is suspected I got in while living in NY 93-95.
Maybe get another dentist opinion?
What areas were affected with the lyme? How did dr. determine chronic lyme? DO you live in lyme hotspot?
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