Is Ozempic ruining your teeth?

[Vinson]

Ozempic slows down your stomach from emptying out (keeping you full) but many are getting reflux and the acid is coming up. If you naturally have reflux avoid these meds. Slowly side effects are starting to come out.


Dry mouth and stomach acid from GLP-1 medications could contribute to oral health problems, experts say

Despite their widely touted benefits — primarily weight loss and diabetes control, among others — GLP-1 medications have also been linked to some unwelcome side effects.

In addition to the main complaints of gastrointestinal issues, some lesser-known side effects have emerged, including mood changes, hair loss and "Ozempic face."

Now, there are rumblings on social media from patients and doctors suggesting that weight-loss drugs could be linked to tooth decay and gum issues like irritation and bleeding.

What is ‘Ozempic teeth?’
Ozempic teeth, much like Ozempic face, is a term coined online to describe a characteristic that some believe could be related to their use of weight-loss and diabetes drugs.

The characteristic in question is an increase in dental problems when using GLP-1s, although there is not yet any scientific evidence that the two are linked.

Dry mouth, nausea, vomiting and acid reflux are all widely reported side effects of Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs.

"Patients have reported dry mouth while on Ozempic in both dental practices I work in," Dr. Ricky Marshall, owner of Stratland Dental in Glendale, Arizona, and dentist at Wolff Family Dentistry & Orthodontics in Queen Creek, Arizona, told Fox News Digital.

While Ozempic itself may not be triggering the increased tooth decay, side effects like dry mouth are "likely the main cause" of some of the dental problems people are experiencing, according to Marshall.

Is Ozempic ruining your teeth? What to know about impact on dental health

Patients have reported dental issues like tooth decay and dry mouth after taking GLP-1s like Ozempic for weight loss, though no scientific evidence confirms this connection.

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[Kusa]

@Vinson, I am impresed by such helpful, useful and practical post, I mean from the bottom of my socks, thank you...as long as you don't turn and say Ozempic is Muslim immigrant incarnate.

 

[xmontrealer]

My ex-wife told me a lot of her friends went on Ozempic, and are mere shadows of their former fat selves.

Apparently the side effects are not too enticing, and once a person goes off it the weight usually comes right back.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

My ex-wife told me a lot of her friends went on Ozempic, and are mere shadows of their former fat selves.

Apparently the side effects are not too enticing, and once a person goes off it the weight usually comes right back.

Being shadows of their former fat selves is kind of the point of it.
Staying on it is also kind of the point of it.

 

[Ponderling]

I have been riding the weight loss wave in a different way.

I with no prior knowledge of the drug, I own stock in one of the main peddlers.

Its share price went from about $USD 200 to north of $USD 900 on the first wave of the popularity of this weght loss drug.
Now it bobs arounf $USD750. I have trimmed my position then bought back in a few times on price sags.

 

[K Douglas]

My doctor's office pushed this drug on me as well as a statin drug. No thanks.

 

[xmontrealer]

Why do you not want to take the statin drug? I assume it's for high cholesterol.

Apart from lowering your "bad" cholesterol it reduces inflammation in your blood vessels and your body in general.

I've been taking Lipitor for 40 years with no issues. Some people can't take it because it causes muscle pain in rare cases, so they have to stop.

Are there other proven negatives of which you are aware?

 

[Ahri]

My ex-wife told me a lot of her friends went on Ozempic, and are mere shadows of their former fat selves.

Apparently the side effects are not too enticing, and once a person goes off it the weight usually comes right back.

I think the weight comes back if they don’t keep up with their diet and exercise. I personally have family members who were on Ozempic that maintained their weight loss after they stopped using it.

 

[xmontrealer]

Meh...the media just needs a story each day to run with. Now it's picking on this drug when all drugs have side effects and each person's body reacts differently to each medication out there. Long term Advil use causes liver issues and what not, so perhaps the media should run stories on a few people who take it often and have health issues now and put fear into people so they buy Tylenol or something instead. Wouldn't shock me if its competitor paid the media to run stories about that drug because it became mainstream. Typical big business tactics.

Fwiw, Tylenol is far harder on the human liver than Advil.

A slight overdose of Tylenol can cause major liver harm, especially when combined with alcohol.

Copied and pasted from the interwebs:

"Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is the one most closely linked to liver problems. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns against using higher than the recommended dose, even in the short-term; using more than one product containing the drug; or combining the drug with alcohol. “FDA believes that consumers need to know that these products can cause serious side effects, such as severe liver injury and stomach bleeding, when used improperly.” The maximum safe dose of extra strength Tylenol for adults, as per the company’s website, is 3,000 milligrams per day, or six pills. That’s lower than it used to be — Tylenol explains that the old dosage limit was 4,000 milligrams a day, and that it now recommends taking only two pills every six hours, when previously it said four to six hours."

 

[The Oracle]

Why do you not want to take the statin drug? I assume it's for high cholesterol.

Apart from lowering your "bad" cholesterol it reduces inflammation in your blood vessels and your body in general.

I've been taking Lipitor for 40 years with no issues. Some people can't take it because it causes muscle pain in rare cases, so they have to stop.

Are there other proven negatives of which you are aware?

A short video...Saladino was a vegetarian years ago then went carnivore and now eats a meat based diet. He's been flexible on his health journey. Always willing to debate.

https://x.com/paulsaladinomd/status/1928208768489095656

Here's a good one on Costco chicken...He's not a fan.

 

[jalimon]

Before Ozempic I was fat and ugly.

After Ozempic I am thin and ugly.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

Ozempic ruined a lot of portfolios.

 

[K Douglas]

Why do you not want to take the statin drug? I assume it's for high cholesterol.

Apart from lowering your "bad" cholesterol it reduces inflammation in your blood vessels and your body in general.

I've been taking Lipitor for 40 years with no issues. Some people can't take it because it causes muscle pain in rare cases, so they have to stop.

Are there other proven negatives of which you are aware?

I don't have high cholesterol its only moderately high. I will get tested again soon and if its getting into dangerous territory I will likely take the drug. I just prefer to not take medications and try to rectify issues naturally, including through supplements. I do take a PPI for my acid reflux and that's the only prescription meds I currently take.

 

[Vinson]

@Vinson, I am impresed by such helpful, useful and practical post, I mean from the bottom of my socks, thank you...as long as you don't turn and say Ozempic is Muslim immigrant incarnate.

Since you brought it up, apparently Muslims are using Ozempic for Ramadan because they have to fast all day for a month. Ozempic will remove hunger, but according to my Buddy its cheating, it defeats the purpose of Ramadan. What does your Imam say Gryfin?

 

[Vinson]

My ex-wife told me a lot of her friends went on Ozempic, and are mere shadows of their former fat selves.

Apparently the side effects are not too enticing, and once a person goes off it the weight usually comes right back.

It always comes back once you stop. Its a lifetime medication.

 

[Kusa]

Since you brought it up, apparently Muslims are using Ozempic for Ramadan because they have to fast all day for a month. Ozempic will remove hunger, but according to my Buddy its cheating, it defeats the purpose of Ramadan. What does your Imam say Gryfin?

My imam, nothing wrong with that but I don't have one neither interested in one.

Let's keep you positive for once, now back to Ozempic.

 

[Shaquille Oatmeal]

...as well as a statin drug. No thanks.

The statin drug is not a conspiracy.
You likely have high cholesterol.
Get it tested and take it if you need to as it can deposit in your arteries and cause blockages.

 

[xmontrealer]

The statin drug is not a conspiracy.
You likely have high cholesterol.
Get it tested and take it if you need to as it can deposit in your arteries and cause blockages.

Reminds me of way back when I was in my 30's.

At a regular annual checkup my GP noted my BP was 135 over 100. I was a bit overweight.

The doctor suggested I lose the weight, which I promised to do.

He said "ok, but just in case you don't , I'm going to put you on a low dosage blood pressure pill now. I'll see you in 3 months, and if you've lost enough weight we'll wean you off the pill and see how that goes."

Needless to say I didn't lose the weight, and have been on a BP pill ever since. At this point I'm on a BP pill called Olmersartan, at a fairly high dosage of 40mg/day, and my BP is 110 over 70.

 

[K Douglas]

Reminds me of way back when I was in my 30's.

At a regular annual checkup my GP noted my BP was 135 over 100. I was a bit overweight.

The doctor suggested I lose the weight, which I promised to do.

He said "ok, but just in case you don't , I'm going to put you on a low dosage blood pressure pill now. I'll see you in 3 months, and if you've lost enough weight we'll wean you off the pill and see how that goes."

Needless to say I didn't lose the weight, and have been on a BP pill ever since. At this point I'm on a BP pill called Olmersartan, at a fairly high dosage of 40mg/day, and my BP is 110 over 70.

Wow you've been on medication since your 30's. Does high blood pressure/cholesterol run in your family?

 

[K Douglas]

The statin drug is not a conspiracy.
You likely have high cholesterol.
Get it tested and take it if you need to as it can deposit in your arteries and cause blockages.

I never said it was a conspiracy. I just didn't need it with slightly elevated LDL. I'll get tested again and if my cholesterol is worse I'll look at taking the drug.