Acromegaly Support Group

This is right up my alley...I was a dental assistant for fifteen years. As you probably know during the course of this disease your jaw can protrude and teeth shift and seperate. Your jaw and occusion is a very precise mechanical device, any movement and things are thrown off base. Even the missing teeth that you have lost- if they have a biting partner above or below can cause a sort of snow ball effect, teeth with extra space is not a desirable situation, they move and supererupt. Many factors could contribute to tooth loss, the spacing could cause things to become hard to clean,(one might think the opposite is true but more food and plaque can become calculus. Your malocclusion ( the way your teeth bite together) can cause trama if the teeth are not lined up properly-thus the need for braces (they are really not just for cosmetics) eventually the forces of chewing on teeth that are not aligned properly causes the nerves die,(my husband has lost teeth this way, plus he grinds like a horse in his sleep,which causes extreme damage) medicines can also cause issues with dry mouth which leads to tooth decay, because saliva keeps things moving in and around the teeth. Did the dentist say you had decay, gum disease, any jaw issues? Hope this helps and is not too much info! You asked!

I forgot to mention, this can be something that can be fixed and/or slowed. If it is an alignment problem, then when the progression of the disease is stopped, the dentist can design a treatment plan to fix it. If it force trama, maybe an acrylic biteguard can be worn, if it is dry mouth sometime the dentist recommends fluoride trays you can wear at night to help prevent decay and strengthen enamal. Again, I don't know the actual diagnosed problem with the teeth but if you give me some info on what you might remember the dentist saying I could give you a good idea! I listened to the white coats for 15 yrs, I could practice dentistry myself ( I don't like the thought of prison though)lol

never had a problem with my teeth until now,my bottom jaw protrudes out further than my top but only since being told that i had acromegaly and ive noticed a gap in my top front teeth and where there was a gap there is no longer one

Your teeth problems are most likely a side product of the acromegaly. It is probably a mixture of things contributing, like dry mouth, spacing and alignment. It really sucks, but keep on top of it and see the dentist regularly and it will be fine! XXXOOO

my lower jaw is out farther than my top as well.there is surgery to repair this and im looking into it right now.the only part that sucks is i will have to go to a dental school to get it done because they will take payments because i dont have any dental insurance.my other problem is i have holes in my teeth because the radiation treatments wore away the enamel on my teeth.but i wish you well on finding out about your other problem.