Teeth pulling

mandajean

My mother has alzheimer's I say mid stage, but her Dr has never stated what stage. Anyway, she has been telling me for a few weeks that I took her to a dentist that ground all her teeth down to nothing and now every time she runs her tongue around in her mouth all she feels are broken teeth. Well since I know this never happened, I've just kinda let it go. She always has her hands in her mouth (this is so out of character for her) she also flips her bottom denture around in her mouth (its quite bizarre). Today I found 2 teeth on the floor…..shocked is an understatement! She will not let me look in her mouth and says her mouth does not hurt. I had to move her to where I live back in July and haven't taken her to a dentist here because she can be quite difficult and not everyone knows how to deal with that. My father also died of Alz….he never pulled his own teeth out!!! Has anyone else had this happen???

SusanB-dil

Gracious! Although I've not heard of this, we did switch MIL's dentist to one who was more familiar with dealing with a PWD. She isn't difficult for the dentist, but just a little more confused than most folks, which is understandable. So maybe check around for a dentist with the experience to check this out.

Carl46

Sounds to me like she has severe gum disease and her teeth are loose. You can't pull teeth from healthy gums with your fingers. She might need a full mouth extraction, just to keep her from choking on the next tooth that falls out. There are meds that can make people more tractable. I think I'd talk to her doctor about getting a prescription to take when I took her to a dentist, if it were my mother.