Minocycline works by keeping the number of bacteria from growing. Lowering the amount of bacteria helps to reduce inflammation and swelling in your mouth, and the amount of bleeding around the teeth. Minocycline is placed in deep gum pockets next to your teeth in order to reduce the depth of the pockets.

Prevention of tetracycline or minocycline induced teeth staining or discoloration is most easily done by avoiding tetracycline use during periods of mineralization (or calcification), which generally occurs in children up to the age of 8 years old.

2013年7月26日 · Blue staining of the teeth, oral mucosa, sclerae and ears are rare side effects of minocycline use. Early detection and diagnosis allows cessation of the drug which could reduce the severity of...

How does minocycline cause teeth discoloration and how is it different from tetracycline? Minocycline's contact with the teeth occurs through a few different processes, all of which are likely to contribute to the staining of the teeth. The first influence has been called the "intrinsic theory", which occurs upon absorption.

We review the literature in the area of minocycline teeth staining, consider the role of minocycline as a first-line agent for papulopustular acne, and outline strategies on the prevention of minocycline teeth staining.

2022年12月29日 · Tetracycline is absorbed into the teeth through the blood, which travels to the coronal of the pulp then to the subodontoblastic area before settling into the predentin. If this happens before the teeth erupt, the tetracycline binds …

Staining of permeant teeth is a rare occurrence. Here we describe the case of a healthy 11-year-old female with inflammatory acne that was suboptimally controlled with topical therapy. Six weeks after initiation of 50 mg minocycline daily, she developed gray discoloration on her permanent teeth.

It has been well acknowledged in recent literature that minocycline, a semisynthetic tetracycline derivative, causes discolorations in adult teeth and various other collagenous tissues. This article presents the most common patterns of minocycline staining in addition to comparing the staining patterns of other tetracycline analogs in the ...

2024年3月27日 · Minocycline works by keeping the number of bacteria from growing. Lowering the amount of bacteria helps to reduce inflammation and swelling in your mouth, and the amount of bleeding around the teeth. Minocycline is placed in deep gum pockets next to your teeth in order to reduce the depth of the pockets.

Blue staining of the teeth, oral mucosa, sclerae and ears are rare side effects of minocycline use. Early detection and diagnosis allows cessation of the drug which could reduce the severity of...