All Of My Front Teeth Have Chipped Off

[joko]

About a year & a half ago, i went to hospital to have scope down my throat to look at my stomach & inflate the duodenum.
Ive had a few of these - probably about 5-6

However i notice randomly that my teeth felt weird against my lip, a bit sensitive.
After i while i realised all my front teeth are missing the 'sharper' top edge & now have a flat edge at the top.
they look weird too (too me when i look closely)
i can see the lighter coloured outside layer & a slightly darker inside colour.

When i had the procedure, they put a plastic thing in my mouth & told me its so my teeth didnt get damaged by the scope!

i was sedated so unconscious but on one occasion i had a weird feeling that id been screaming & gnashing on the plastic thing etc
i asked them after if i was doing that & they said no, nothing at all weird had happened, so i figured it was just a dream.

But when i noticed this change in my teeth i realise i must have been biting down hard -
I 'think' the plastic thing wasnt 'solid' & would probably bend or even snap if i'd chomped down hard enough to break all my front teeth!
One tooth was pressing against another - as i have 'crowding' too, but that tooth broke in half just from ordinary food.

In the last year ive also got 2 broken further back teeth.

I dont know how much is from these procedures - but its a bit weird theyve all suddenly gone weird in the last few years.

I needed the procedures so no issue with that, but i wondered if there is anything i can do to have some work done on them on the NHS, as Im unemplyed & i dont really want them to just fill them all with horrible dark fillings or removing them completely

Thanks :)

[barry1010]

Is it noticeable to other people? Does it interfere with eating and speech?

[joko]

some are noticeable, they were sensitive at first, so eating was hard, but theyre not much now.
no change to speech - i dont think.
Im more concerned with the damage causing further issues down the line - the chipped bits now have no enamel protecting them so theyll be more prone to problems.
Im also concerned that other teeth have been made weaker & will break in the future too.

[barry1010]

Best thing to do is a check up at an NHS dentist to identify exactly what the problems and hopefully the cause.

Then you'll have a better idea of how to proceed.

The NHS doesn't use silver fillings where they can be seen, so don't worry about that.

The dentist should tell you what your options are on the NHS and what can be done privately.

 

[rowanwitch]

The mouth piece used for endoscopy/bronchoscopies is hard plastic,  and if you have sedation for the procedure the problems mostly arise from patients not gripping it firmly enough.   ( assisting with multiple procedures when working in a day case unit)   I

Even with free nhs treatment you won't get dark fillings in front teeth,  I didn't think they use amalgam any more because of the mercury.  

 

[barry1010]

Don't expect the NHS to fund extra treatment because of the mouth guards they used.  They would only be liable if they were negligent and from what you've said they used proper procedure.

[youngmafbog]

//Best thing to do is a check up at an NHS dentist //

Hahahaha.  No chance unless you have just arrived on a small boat.

[barry1010]

We don't have problems getting appointments with our NHS dentist 

[rowanwitch]

Depends where you live, loads of nhs practices advertising for new patients in Birmingham

If someone had damage to their teeth  during a procedure they would be referred to the oral surgery unit to see if underlying dental disease was the underlying cause.  Either way it would be put right if possible ( happened just twice in a year while I was a nurse there).  In one case the tooth was already loose and came out  in the other a crown ( not mentioned by the patient in the pre procedure checks) was loosened.    It's really unlikely teeth that are otherwise healthy would be affected during endoscopy.

 

[Old_Geezer]

Not minimising your situation but chipped teeth happens during life and tend to be a minor thing. I chipped the first of my second set at primary school. Use sensitive toothpaste and shrug ?

[gylly]

Could you be grinding your teeth at night??

[joko]

thanks all - no this is ALL the front 'incisor' type teeth, top & bottom - when i look in a magnifying mirror the top of them all is sort of 'flat' across the top rather than the sharp edge of an incisor - also there is an outline of white enamel & the darker centre - which means the inside of my teeth is 'open'.
as its the front ones theyre less prone to food getting stuck but when i say they are flat, theyre actually slightly indented - like the open edge of the enamel has stayed ok, but the inner part, the softer part is already wearing down ...
These endoscopies were from about july 2022- to mid 2023.
im worried theyll start to go dark & weird :( 

[barry1010]

See a dentish, Joko. It's all you can do for now

[Bazile]

@rowanwitch //Depends where you live, loads of nhs practices advertising for new patients in Birmingham//

Would you mind  advising me where in Birmingham , please ?

[barry1010]

A list here of Birmingham dentists who might be taking on new NHS patients now

https://dentalchoices.org/find-nhs-dentists-in/england/west-midlands/birmingham/

[Bazile]

Thanks Barry