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Dental Warning Signs of Addiction
Dentists can be first in the healthcare profession to spot signs of meth addiction and point patients to help.
Who's the newest healthcare professional in the front lines of the drug war? Your dentist.
A new study suggests that dental professionals can be instrumental in spotting meth addiction in their patients long before signs would be evident to other healthcare professionals. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, warns that severe oral health problems in otherwise young, healthy people should be seen as a possible sign of drug addiction.
And those behind the study are getting the word out.
Titled "The Relationship Between Methamphetamine Use and Increased Dental Disease," the study appears in the latest issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
The Signs of Meth Addiction
Stories about "meth mouth" are nothing new. The condition is marked by severe dental problems associated with methamphetamine abuse. But this latest study provides the first direct evidence of higher rates of oral disease among meth abusers. UCLA researchers and trained interviewers gathered medical, oral health and substance use data from more than 300 MA-dependent adults and compared it to control group data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
The study finds that dental disease is a distinct marker of methamphetamine abuse, with around two of five meth abusers having serious oral health problems, including more missing teeth. Oddly, those who inject the drug have higher rates of dental disease than those who smoke it. This isn't because smoking meth is more "healthy," but likely because IV drug users have a more severe addiction. The authors conclude that dentists can play a crucial role in the early detection of meth abuse and participate in the collaborative care of methamphetamine abusers.
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