We were never informed that to get clean it would cost us our smiles. I wouldve chosen a different rout. If you were to look at our photos From then till now, it would not look like two people who were Free from opioid addiction; living a normal and healthy lifestyle. I had all my dental repairs up to date and during the past 5 years on suboxone my teeth have gotten horrible. Listen NONE of us were warned. The packaging has no warning of losing teeth. Prior to starting suboxone I never even had cavities. My husband is a disabled vetera[Show More]I filled out the paperwork for the lawsuit. FTC Opioid Addiction Treatment Suboxone Lawsuit Claim Form Deadline: December 1, 2020 Who's Eligible: U.S. consumers who were prescribed Suboxone Film between March 1, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2019 are eligible to file a claim for this FTC settlement. NEVER was I told it would destroy my teeth. Two cracked and one in the FRONT, popped out and caught it in my hand. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Provide additional contact information if you want an attorney to review your comments and contact you about a potential case. I needed it for 2 weeks. People could start by telling the truth. Get real. I am in need of dentures, now. Never smoked meth or crack. But tooth decay can be prevented with a few simple adjustments. Everyone knows how long you have to wait for a den. Someone should be responsible for the damage, bc we can not afford to fix our teeth properly. Suboxone false advertising, antitrust $500K FTC settlement Has to have teeth numbing otc meds for the pain. I was never told anything and that pisses me off. Looking to see if there is a suboxone class action for dental problems. Ive had to have 5 teeth removed and I have a partial that comes in and out. I'm now 37 years old, and dang near need a full set of dentures because of Suboxone. A new mouth you say? I only now saw it as a warning from the pharmacy and saw the FDA made them start stating this as a side effect in Jan 2022. Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser to pay $1.4 billion in - ABC News The cherry on top of all this is dealin, Never in my life did i even have a cavity my smile was my pride. This medication that was supposed to help me get off painkillers due to car accidents, has done nothing but ruin my life and take the one thing that was most importan[Show More]I am 45 years old and due to the Suboxone strips I've been taking, I recently just had to have all my teeth pulled and get dentures. It's no coincidence that I've lost only bottom teeth considering that they a. I had ZERO dental problems before I started taking Suboxone. After researching this issue, I have learned that Suboxone weakens the bones around the teeth, thereby loosening the teeth, and they fall out. Booked another appointment at a different place wait 6 months the oral surgeon had a baby and wont be in. Like they should tell everyone on their first visit but they don't! I've had to go thru so much pain during some of my visits, I need to go more and I'm just so damn scared!!! She was not counseled to swish water or wait an hour after taking to brush teeth. I lost 3 teeth. Weve both suffered through many many abscesses and have had multiple teeth pulled and spent soooo many nights suffering with tooth aches. The Drug comp should absolutely and unquestionably start to take responsibility and offer quality dental treatment options to the patients affected by Suboxone and Dental Nightmares. I only have 7 left on the bottom and I keep infection. Never was given any kind of warning this would happen yet if we had known we could have taken educated steps to prevent it. The injuries reported include dental decay, loss of teeth, cavities (dental caries), and tooth destruction. . It was a painfully long process to fix my teeth and now I am embarrassed when I smile and it is difficult to eat many different types of food. After researching this issue, I have learned that Suboxone weakens the bones around the teeth, thereby loosening the teeth, and they fall out. Suboxen saved my life, but if I would have known about the withdrawals and the tooth decay I would have never started taking them. My top teeth were implants from a wreck I had as a teenager. Symphony Health Metys. Ive had to have 5 teeth removed and I have a partial that comes in and out. I lost all of my teeth 3 to 4 years after starting suboxone. It destroyed my teeth! She went from being addicted to OxyContin to being dependent on Suboxone. In 2018 I had to spend over 30,000$ for dental implants because I was not a candidate for regular dentures. These medicines are available as tablets and films to be placed under the tongue or on the inside of the cheek and kept there until completely dissolved. Always pain and Infection. At the very least Big Pharma should be paying for all of our dental care. Now I have gaps where my teeth used to be, and also broken teeth that fall out in chunks. Its only my bottom 2 teeth. 8-year Top Contributor. Something needs to be done to rectify the trauma that has been done to patients teeth!!! Today, Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the leader of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released the following statement in response to recent FDA guidance on how to prevent the use of buprenorphine from leading to tooth decay. Lina M. Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission on June 15, 2021. My husband is a disabled veteran and I take care of him so I don't have benefits. Id love to hear from others , I was on drugs for almost 10 years and never had any problems with my teeth until I started taking suboxen now all my teeth are rotting breaking apart and I can't afford to fix them.the pain is unbearable sometimes. I had a gorgeous smile and only ever had one cavity before going on Suboxone in 2012 with no warning about the risks to my smile My teeth are now rotting out of my head and I've got terrible tooth decay that I cannot afford to deal with! I would appreciate your help. I was never warned of this being a sid, I too have been on Suboxone sublingual tablets and films since 2008 and I only had 2 fillings and one crown before starting the medication. Within months they all started falling out. I was never warned. The packaging has no warning of losing teeth. I am up late again due to another infection in my teeth. I was not an opiode abuser but am taking suboxone for chronic pain. I had perfect teeth. For me and my body tried and true used for close to 50 years methadone worked just fine. I never had any dental issues until I started suboxone and no one informed me that this could be a side effect. Get real. I'm finally free of this drug that literally destroyed my body. Why is sublocade included? 40k out of pocket dental work. I have asked doctors repeatedly if this medication. With that being said, when she had had enough of being addicted to something that would eventually kill her, she tried to quit cold turkey. This is soooo wrong!!!!!! Its very sad and dentist are very expensive who can afford this when it does your teeth this bad. I was never warned about tooth loss. 3 months ago they finally warned us in group and i said i knew it,i knew my teeth were rapidly messing up. I have been on suboxone over the last several years and had more dental issues than one would ever want to have. The dentist is literally the scariest place for me to go to. Drug Safety and Availability, Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts, Information about Nitrosamine Impurities in Medications, Food and Drug Administration Overdose Prevention Framework, Medication Errors Related to CDER-Regulated Drug Products, Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers, Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies | REMS, Multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis and other infections, FDA warns about dental problems with buprenorphine medicines dissolved in the mouth to treat opioid use disorder and pain. This is amazing yet when I started reaching out to doctor about the potential risks of tooth decay (as i had started experiencing rapid tooth decay and loss of teeth) I was told time and time again that suboxone doesnt do this. This needs to be a class action lawsuit I went to the Dr for annual cleanings and have the proof to show when my tooth health declined and it was the same timeframe as being prescribed this medication to be taken sublingually. Side effects of Tylenol may cause autism and ADHD among children exposed during pregnancy. A friend of mine isnt on any medication at all and she has dental problems as well. I have 3 left to go and they come out May 4th. Over the past years I have got dents such ass cuppings I was on suboxen the whole time I have never seen anything like it . I been off suboxone for a 17months with no teeth left no sex drive and problems with focusing or memory problems! I literally had near perfect tee[Show More]I had a gorgeous smile and only ever had one cavity before going on Suboxone in 2012 with no warning about the risks to my smile My teeth are now rotting out of my head and I've got terrible tooth decay that I cannot afford to deal with! Patients should wait at least 1 hour before brushing their teeth after using the medicine, which will allow the mouth to gradually return to oral homeostasis and avoid any mechanical damage that may occur due to brushing. I have been clean for 4 years with the help of suboxone but bottom teeth are still decaying. Good luck to you though lol, I wouldnt mind jumping in on it if it has merit, but this sounds like a dead end to be honest. She trusted her provider to have her best interest at heart and was lied to. Ive been taking suboxone for like 14 yrs and never was told about the effect on my teeth. Since I started this medication Ive had nothing but problems. mental health. I just assumed it was because of my past life style and it's just finally catching up to me which maybe that is part of it. A dentist even askes me once had I ever had braces, that's how perfect my teeth were!! How good is someones quality of life when they are ashamed to smile and are in too much pain to eat!!! I had perfect teeth. Should I still be worried about tooth decay cause the whole reason I switched to sublocade is because suboxone, any other film, and zubzolv all hurt my teeth the second I took them after a couple years taking 1 or the other. Suboxone and methadone both royally destroy your teeth. Same here been on subtext and Suboxone all my teeth are falling out or decaying very bad. Suboxone and a similar medicine, Subutex, are both proven to help people with opioid addiction stay in recovery. Countless hours of pain and suffering, I have been taking suboxone for along time. I am originally fro. Again, I wish the makers of Subutex and Suboxone would have it made clear how drastically their medication affect ones teeth since I would have chosen a different treatment. In 10 years I've never once had a medical provider tell me about the potential dental problems caused by this medication. I hope a class action comes out of the thousands of people in the same situation as myself. I missed the first class action bc in my opinion it was suppressed. Suboxone maker Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB Group) will pay the U.S. government a record $1.4 billion to end criminal and civil probes into the marketing of its addiction treatment medication, making it the largest settlement related to the opioid crisis in U.S. history, authorities said on Thursday. FTC Returns Nearly $60 Million to Those Suffering from Opioid Addiction I have photos of my smile before starting Buprenorphine and current photos.. disgusting! I only have 7 left on the bottom and I keep infection. In particular, the comprehensive MAT approach of buprenorphine combined with counseling and other behavioral therapies is often one of the most effective ways to treat OUD, and can help sustain recovery and prevent or reduce opioid overdose. However, it has WRECKED my teeth. I have cavities on every single tooth, and another one broke just last week. I cant afford to help her pay for implants or dentires. I never had dental issues until the last few years. Please please tell your story so we can gain recognition and are able to hold the makers of Suboxone responsible for their lack of transparency about its awful side effects. I just found out this morning that this medicine (suboxone/ generic buprenorphine films and pills) is very bad for teeth. Something needs to be done to rectify the trauma that has been done to patients teeth!!! I began taking Suboxone to simply stop taking 3-4 loratabs a day to combat anxiety for about a year. i have false teeth ,just one month ago . So much I had even told my husband that I didn't understand why 4 yrs after addiction my teeth were going to sh!t but not during addiction and that I must finally be paying for all that I had done before.Over the past several months I have been going through the process of getting all my teeth removed. Then fight to get. I cannot get used to that. I've had painful infections and several root canals. I have no bottom teeth. We really are great parents , but the hypocrisy in teaching them the exact opposite of what we practice keeps us up at night. But hell I also think they should of told me that these things are harder to come off of than what I was originally addicted to but they didn't. Not once did the doc tell me it cause tooth Loss now my mouth hurts and all my teeth are falling out! Was on perks for 2 years and my teeth where PERFECT. Howd she do it? I need help. (760) 891-5767. I had perfect teeth. I could not figure out why in the world I was losing my teeth! It saved my life. My confidence is gone. Two cracked and one in the FRONT, popped out and caught it in my hand. I used to be a model and musician, however, since I lost my teeth I also lost any confidence and have not played any concerts since my face feels complete alien to me. Including teeth. After getting on subs with in the first 2 years my teeth literally was starting to crumble. At bo point was I EVER warned that this medication would destroy not only my smile but my pride, self worth, mental health, marriage the list goes on and on. The amount of money pain and heartache its caused is overwhelming. I lost 3 teeth. Although Im sure there are some hot shot lawyers I cant afford to save my life to find a way around it. I used opiates for a year before starting suboxone. The constant agony. How do I report side effects from buprenorphine? I'm SOOOOOO embarrassed now that I can't smile without feeling so self conscious about my teeth that I have to cover my mouth! I should not have to walk around toothless. I had all my dental repairs up to date and during the past 5 years on suboxone my teeth have gotten horrible. I used opiates for a year before starting suboxone. Before anyone blames previous drug use on the reason my teeth had issues that is not the case. Report your side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. According to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), MAT has been shown to be effective in improving patient survival, decreasing opioid use, and allowing patients to live a self-directed life, including the ability to gain and maintain employment. In fact, none of us knew that we weren't supposed to be on it for longer than A certain amount of time yet we also all know that these doctors push it and push it and when you're done with the opioid addiction they push it some more with "pain control."