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Carbomazopine -- WHITER TEETH??!!!
Fri, 08/12/2005 - 11:44My 10-year-old autistic daughter began taking an oral form of pure carbomazopine (active ingredient in Tegretol without the lactose) two months ago. It is the ONLY change in her diet/habits. She has always had yellowed teeth with deposits I remove regularly. In the past few weeks, her teeth are dramatically whiter and the deposits are minimal, if not altogether gone. I can't pinpoint anything other than the carbomazopine (except puberty?) but her neurologist hasn't heard of a connection.
Anyone else experience this interesting side effect? Crest Whitestrips eat your heart out! LOL!
RE: Carbomazopine -- WHITER TEETH??!!!
Submitted by kiddymasoeu on Fri, 2005-08-12 - 09:27
Well I'm taking Tegretol for 4 yrs now but one of its effect is thatit massed up my gums real badly but I take folic acid to kindabalance things and it works! but If it whitens your daughtersteeth i wish it did have that effect on me lol!!