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What Do Teeth Grinding And Sensitive Teeth Indicate?
Question: Problem - Teeth Grinding and Sensitive Teeth (very painful) in 5 year old.
Tried: Deworming using Albendazole (Bandy). Deworming done last week.
Doctor recommends:
7 ml of Bevon syrup twice daily, for three months
5 ml of Calcimax syrup, twice daily, for three months
1 tab of Tayo 60K once every week
Issue: Both Bevon (multivitamin) and Calcimax has 200 IU of Vitamin D per 5 ml. The kid has not been tested for Vitamin and Calcium deficiency yet
Tried: Deworming using Albendazole (Bandy). Deworming done last week.
Doctor recommends:
7 ml of Bevon syrup twice daily, for three months
5 ml of Calcimax syrup, twice daily, for three months
1 tab of Tayo 60K once every week
Issue: Both Bevon (multivitamin) and Calcimax has 200 IU of Vitamin D per 5 ml. The kid has not been tested for Vitamin and Calcium deficiency yet
Brief Answer:
Take him to a dentist and get a dental evaluation first.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Your daughter could have developed caries and that could be responsible for the sensitivity of teeth and the associated pain. I would insist you to take her to a dentist and to get her evaluated. It is very important to brush twice a day and to follow proper brushing technique.
The suggested treatment is very non-specific and I am not sure that it would help. Unless there is a specific vitamin deficiency, giving multivitamins like Bevon will have no benefits and it would simply get flushed out with urine. I would recommend getting the calcium and vitamin D level checked first. Although children of growing age require calcium and vitamin D, supplementing them will not necessarily help unless that itself is the source of the problem.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Take him to a dentist and get a dental evaluation first.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Your daughter could have developed caries and that could be responsible for the sensitivity of teeth and the associated pain. I would insist you to take her to a dentist and to get her evaluated. It is very important to brush twice a day and to follow proper brushing technique.
The suggested treatment is very non-specific and I am not sure that it would help. Unless there is a specific vitamin deficiency, giving multivitamins like Bevon will have no benefits and it would simply get flushed out with urine. I would recommend getting the calcium and vitamin D level checked first. Although children of growing age require calcium and vitamin D, supplementing them will not necessarily help unless that itself is the source of the problem.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
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Dr. Kampana
Thanks doctor!! I will take her to a dentist for an evaluation.
However, another issue is that whether the dosage of multivitamin syrup (Bevon which contains Vitamin D), calcium + vitamin D syrup (Calcimax), and vitamin D tablets (Tayo 60K) can be harmful because of overdose of Vitamin D.
As I had mentioned earlier: Both Bevon (multivitamin) and Calcimax has 200 IU of Vitamin D per 5 ml. And Tayo has 60000 IU of Vitamin D
I had learnt that Vitamin D overdosage can result in serious complications
However, another issue is that whether the dosage of multivitamin syrup (Bevon which contains Vitamin D), calcium + vitamin D syrup (Calcimax), and vitamin D tablets (Tayo 60K) can be harmful because of overdose of Vitamin D.
As I had mentioned earlier: Both Bevon (multivitamin) and Calcimax has 200 IU of Vitamin D per 5 ml. And Tayo has 60000 IU of Vitamin D
I had learnt that Vitamin D overdosage can result in serious complications
Brief Answer:
Get the vitamin D level checked.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your inputs. We need to understand what we are dealing with. If we are dealing with Vitamin D deficiency, overdose is out of question. However, I would prefer to get it documented first (through investigation). Unless that is the case, hypervitaminosis D is still unlikely. A daily dose of 400 to 800 IU can be given (maintenance dose). Tayo serves as a bolus dose in order to fill the gap (in case of a deficiency). Unless there is a deficiency, giving Tayo is pointless. About the other two, I would not be worried about.
Any medicine can have complications. Rather than worrying about it, we need to act rationally. Getting the vitamin D levels checked would therefore help.
Regards
Get the vitamin D level checked.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your inputs. We need to understand what we are dealing with. If we are dealing with Vitamin D deficiency, overdose is out of question. However, I would prefer to get it documented first (through investigation). Unless that is the case, hypervitaminosis D is still unlikely. A daily dose of 400 to 800 IU can be given (maintenance dose). Tayo serves as a bolus dose in order to fill the gap (in case of a deficiency). Unless there is a deficiency, giving Tayo is pointless. About the other two, I would not be worried about.
Any medicine can have complications. Rather than worrying about it, we need to act rationally. Getting the vitamin D levels checked would therefore help.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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