teeth

I had RNY almost 18 months ago.  About a month ago I started to notice I have very dicolored teeth on the top and bottom and mostly in the front.  It almost looks like mold is growing on my teeth.  I am so embarrassed to smile or even talk.  I take my vitamins faithfully everyday.  I see my dentist regularly.  I have an appointment in a month or so for a cleaning.  Does anyone else have anything like this?  I don't know what to do.  I am also planning on attending my surgeon's support group this week and maybe he will have some additional insight.  It is just very frustrating!

Maybe it's from malabsortion of calcium or something.  Are your labs okay?? Good Luck and congrats on your progress so far!! ~~P~~

I had my labs taken 6 months ago and everything overall was normal except for Vit D.  I am now taking 50,000 units of Vit D for 10 weeks to see if my vit. D will stabalize.  Thanks for your response.

How much and what kind of calcium are you taking? How much dry for vit D?

While I was always taking some, it wasn't enough, as we found out later.

I finally started noticing that my teeth were dingy in pix. I wrote it off to so much protein drinks and much less water.

Teeth are in good shape, but I eventually got an accurate mold made at the dentist and bleached often for awhile until I reached a normal color again (matched to crown).

Hi vitalady I am taking 1200 of caltrate calcuim a day.  I am taking 50,000 units of oil vit.d because of my lab results.  I have had no other problems with my teeth such as cavities or anything.  Thank you for your response. Janet

Do you mean Caltate by brand? That's carbonate! Or did you mean calcium citrate?

It's about half of what you need right now. Later, even more.

The rx D is D2 in oil. We don't absorb much oil and we are unable to convert D2 to D3. It'll be slow to bring it up. Dry form D3 is much faster since it's already D3 and it's powder in a teensy capsule (even the 50,000)

Vitalady Yes, I take Caltrate brand calcuim.  Where can I get D3 in powder form?  Do I need a perscription for this?

Caltrate is actually calcium CARBONATE, the wrong one.

The rx vit D is D2 in oil, so not completely useless, but kinda spendy for nearly nuttin'.

Frequently tooth discoloration is from medications taken in childhood.  But if this is a new event, I would ask the dentist about it.  She/he would probably know more than the surgeon.  My teeth are okay, but I developed a couple of quarter-sized spots on my skin.  These turned out to be a reaction to the B12 sublingual I was taking!  The surgeon had never heard of that before.  The dermatologist wasn't sure what it was a reation but just that it was a reaction to one of my supplements.  Fortunately, it was the B12, so I just get the shots now and the spots are improving. Good luck, Sally

Thank you for your response Sally I have a dentist appointment coming up in either June or July I need to check what is my exact date.  I hope he will have some insight on the subject.  I am a person who has never had to take any medications on a regular basis.  The teeth dicoloration has just started about two months ago.  I am glad your spots are improving.