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Question:
Is it possible that an "infection" can cause someone's teeth to rot so that they cannot be saved at all? My friend said he went to a dentist that told him because of an "infection" in his system his teeth were going to have to be pulled and could not be saved.

He is no longer sick but his teeth are getting worse and worse and he won't get a second opinon... he is just waiting for them to fall out. ... Visitor from NY

Answer:
Infection which make teeth unsaveable are infections which occur in the gums. This is called periodontal disease and is a bacterial invasion of the space between the teeth and the gums which than causes the body to mount an inflamatory (sends in the white blood cells) response to fight the bacteria.

As this war in the gums continues, the gums and the connective tissue to the teeth breaks down and the teeth become loose. Unfortunately this war in the gums is silent, causing no pain untill it is too late.

Infection which occurs early in life (such as fevers, and other systemic diseases in childhood) that primarily affect the primary teeth can also cause malformations of the yet developed adult teeth, eventually leading to loss of the adult teeth.

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