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Breast Cancer | Last Active: Apr 7 1:52pm | Replies (48)
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Exemestane was the 1st AI prescribed to me and the one I took the longest. That was 5 years ago. I also took Anastrozole. My teeth are now a mess and my jaw cracks everytime I eat. I had to have a back molar pulled due to an abscessed tooth. ALL of my teeth have shiffted. My bottom teeth across the front are completely crooked and my top teeth have shifted somewhat..............not as bad as the bottoms. I had my two front teeth replaced years ago due to a chipped front tooth. They also started to move and had to be replaced. I am now off the meds, but the damage has been done. I didn't have alot of aches and pains, but my teeth are ruined. If I had to do it again, I don't know if I would.
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@sally484 so true! This is one of those side effects they just don’t talk about. I did go through chemo which may have started the damage (actually yawned one morning and felt my lower teeth shift!). Had a broken crown but went into dentist after chemo, near end of radiation and aside from that, no problems, x-rays were good. Then started ai (Anastrazole, now exemestane) and developed moderate periodontal disease (pockets, bleeding) and have just finished the 4th crown and had 1 filling that loosened and finally (2 yrs out) had first 3 month recheck with no bleeding. While they mention mouth problems with the chemo, they don’t say it can be permanent and it is never discussed with the ai therapy unless they want to start bone meds.